Shargacucullia blattariae

Shargacucullia blattariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Shargacucullia
Species:	S. blattariae
Binomial name
	Shargacucullia blattariae; (Esper, 1790)
Synonyms
	Noctua blattariae Esper, 1790; Noctua blattariae Esper, 1804; Noctua minogenica Rebel, 1920; Noctua eugeniae Beck, 1989;

Shargacucullia blattariae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1790. It is found in south-eastern Europe, the Near East, Israel and Jordan.

Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Scrophularia species, including Scrophularia canina.

External links

Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.

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