Jump to content

Cucullia artemisiae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by ZorglubAB (talk | contribs) at 07:38, 26 November 2015 (External links: Faunaeur). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Cucullia artemisiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Subphylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
C. artemisiae
Binomial name
Cucullia artemisiae
(Hufnagel, 1766)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena artemisiae Hufnagel, 1766
  • Cucullia abrotani Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775

The Scarce Wormwood (Cucullia artemisiae) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Korean Peninsula and Japan and from western Siberia to Manchuria. It is also present in Turkey and central Asia.

The wingspan is 37–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Artemisia species, including Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. Other recorded food plants include Matricaria and Tanacetum vulgare.