Cucullia santonici

Cucullia santonici
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cucullia
Species: C. santonici
Binomial name
Cucullia santonici
(Hübner, [1813])
Synonyms
  • Noctua santonici Hübner, [1813]
  • Cucullia odorata Guenée, 1852

Cucullia santonici is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It was traditionally found from southern Europe through parts of Near East and Middle East to China.

Recent observations of its range are greatly reduced. Its western range includes small portions of Eastern Serbia, Northwestern Bulgaria and Western Romania. Its eastern range includes Northeastern Bulgaria, Eastern Romania, Northwestern Moldova & Southwestern Ukraine.

Adults are on wing from April to June and July and August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Artemisia alba, Artemisia absinthium and probably other Artemisia, Matricaria and Achillea species.

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