Biology:Cucullia asteris
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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. asteris
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| Cucullia asteris (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Cucullia asteris, or star-wort, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found through the Palearctic including Japan.
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Technical description and variation
C. asteris Schiff (27 e). Forewing pale grey; costal area dull reddish brown; the cell and space beyond rufous tinged: stigmata obscure, incompletely defined by brown, the reniform with a dark curved streak at its lower end; outer line defined only below vein 2 on submedian fold where it forms a double red-brown lunule, followed by a white one beyond which is a thick brown blotch or two streaks; both the inner and outer lines are marked by very oblique dark brown streaks on inner margin; hindwing brownish, the basal half dull whitish grey with dark veins. Larva yellow green; dorsal, subdorsal, and spiracular lines yellow with black edges; head yellow brown, with black spots.[1] The wingspan is 45–52 mm.
Biology
The moth flies from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Aster tripolium, goldenrod, and other Aster species.
References
- ↑ Warren. W. in Seitz, A. Ed., 1914 Die Großschmetterlinge der Erde, Verlag Alfred Kernen, Stuttgart Band 3: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen eulenartigen Nachtfalter, 1914
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Kimber, Ian. "73.055 BF2217 Star-wort Cucullia asteris ([Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)"]. https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/cucullia-asteris/.
- Fauna Europaea
- Lepiforum e. V. (in German)
- De Vlinderstichting (in Dutch)
Wikidata ☰ Q1902991 entry
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