| Cucullia absinthii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cucullia |
| Species: | C. absinthii |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucullia absinthii (Linnaeus, 1761) |
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The Wormwood (Cucullia absinthii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Europe to the Caucasus, Turkey, northern Iran, western Siberia, the Altai mountains, Tien-Shan and Tarbagatai.
The wingspan is 32-40 mm. Adults are on wing from the start of June to the end of August. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on flowers and seeds of Artemesia absinthium and Artemesia vulgaris.