| Cucullia tanaceti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Cucullia |
| Species: | C. tanaceti
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| Binomial name | |
| Cucullia tanaceti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Cucullia tanaceti is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
Description[edit]
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[edit]
This species is widespread in Europe, Near East, Asia Minor, Iran and Turkestan.
Habitat[edit]
They prefer xerophilous areas, dry sunny slopes and rocky places.
References[edit]
- 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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