Cucullia blattariae, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Cucullia blattariae, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin

Cucullia blattariae (Esper, 1790)

MOTH INFO

Cucullia blattariae is a moth of the family Noctuidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Cucullia blattariae (Esper, 1790)

Shargacucullia blattariae (Esper, 1790)

Cucullia minogenica (Rebel, 1916)

Cucullia eugeniae (Beck, 1989)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Cuculliinae > Tribus: Cuculliini > Genus: Cucullia

Wingspan

40-41 mm

Habitat

Dry and warm areas, often rocky places where larval food plant is present.

Food plant

The larva is monophagous on Scrophulariaceae (Scrophularia lucida, Verbascum) and feeds on the inflorescence.

Flight period
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Links

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