Biology:Cucullia boryphora

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Short description: Species of moth

Cucullia boryphora
Cucullia boryphora.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cucullia
Species:
C. boryphora
Binomial name
Cucullia boryphora
Fischer de Waldheim, 1840
Synonyms
  • Cucullia lignata Guenée, 1841
  • Cucullia rimula Freyer, 1841

Cucullia boryphora is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim in 1840. It is found in the semi-arid and xeromountain areas of the Near East and Middle East, from the European part of southern Russia to Turkestan, the western Himalayas (northern Pakistan ), Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.

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

The larvae probably feed on Artemisia species.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13504243 entry