Shargacucullia blattariae

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.

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

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

The larvae feed on Scrophularia species, including Scrophularia canina.

  • 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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