Cucullia improba
Cucullia improba is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1885. It is found in the south-eastern Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Jordan and Israel.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Cucullia |
| Species: | C. improba |
| Binomial name | |
| Cucullia improba Christoph, 1885 | |
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Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Artemisia species.
Subspecies
- Cucullia improba improba
- Cucullia improba muelleri (Israel)
External links
- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de LepidopterologĂa. 33 (129): 83–95.
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