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Cucullia tanaceti

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Cucullia tanaceti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cucullia
Species:
C. tanaceti
Binomial name
Cucullia tanaceti
Synonyms
  • Noctua tanaceti Denis & Schiffermuller, 1775
  • Cucullia beata Rothschild, 1920
Caterpillar of Cucullia tanaceti

Cucullia tanaceti is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.

Description

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Cucullia tanaceti has a wingspan of 40–48 millimetres (1.6–1.9 in). Adults have greyish-brownish wings, while caterpillars are white with yellow longitudinal lines and black markings. Adults are on the wing from April to early June and from July to September.

It is a bivoltine species. In summer the larvae feed on Achillea, Tanacetum, Anthemis, Santolina, Ormenis, while in autumn they feed on Artemisia. Pupation last two years.

Distribution

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This species is widespread in Europe, Near East, Asia Minor, Iran and Turkestan.

Habitat

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They prefer xerophilous areas, dry sunny slopes and rocky places.

References

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  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Cucullia tanaceti​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  • Catalogue of Life
  • BioLib
  • Fauna Europaea
  • Savela, Markku, ed. (August 19, 2020). "Cucullia tanaceti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  • Lot Moths and Butterflies
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