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Shargacucullia strigicosta

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Shargacucullia strigicosta
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S. strigicosta
Binomial name
Shargacucullia strigicosta
(Boursin, 1940)

Shargacucullia strigicosta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Iraq and the Sinai in Egypt. Recently it has also been recorded from Israel and some areas of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran.

Adults are on wing from January to March. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on Scrophularia species.