Shargacucullia macewani

Shargacucullia macewani is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Wiltshire in 1949. It is endemic to south-western Arabia. It has been recorded in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Israel.

Shargacucullia macewani
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S. macewani
Binomial name
Shargacucullia macewani
(Wiltshire, 1949)

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

The larvae feed on Scrophularia hypericifolia.

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