Cucullia tanaceti is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775.
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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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| Cucullia tanaceti (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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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
External links edit
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