- Cucullia calendulae
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Cucullia calendulae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Cucullia Species: C. calendulae Binomial name Cucullia calendulae
Treitschke, 1835Synonyms - Cucullia wredowi Costa, 1836
- Cucullia dellabrunai Berio, 1980
Cucullia calendulae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is widespread in all parts of the Mediterranean Basin, from northern Africa to Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Iran and Afghanistan.
Adults are on wing from November to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Compositae species, including Calendula, Achillea, Anthemis and Ormenis. In Egypt it has been recorded on Chrysanthemum coronarium.
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