| Cucullia lactucae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cucullia |
| Species: | C. lactucae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucullia lactucae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 |
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The Lettuce Shark (Cucullia lactucae) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, Turkey, the Altai mountains and the Caucasus.
The wingspan is 44-53 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation in most of the range. In the south, there is a second generation with adults on wing from August to September.
The larvae feed on Compositae species, Sonchus arvensis, Sonchus asper, Lactuca sativa and Lactuca muralis.