Cucullia improba

Cucullia improba
Cucullia improba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cucullia
Species: C. improba
Binomial name
Cucullia improba
Christoph, 1885
Synonyms
  • Cucullia leptographa Reisser, 1958

Cucullia improba is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the south-eastern Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Jordan and Israel.

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

The larvae probably feed on Artemisia species.

Subspecies

  • Cucullia improba improba
  • Cucullia improba muelleri (Israel)

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