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Cucullia artemisiae (Scarce Wormwood)

Synonyms: Cucullia abrotani; Cucullia immaculata; Cucullia obscura (heterotypic); Noctua abrotani; Phalaena artemisiae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Scarce Wormwood (Cucullia artemisiae) is a species of moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from central and southern Europe to the Korean Peninsula and Japan and from western Siberia to Manchuria. It is also present in Turkey and central Asia. The wingspan is 37–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. The larvae feed on Artemisia species, including Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. Other recorded food plants include Matricaria and Tanacetum vulgare.
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Prey / Diet

Artemisia abrotanum (southernwood)[1]
Artemisia absinthium (absinthe wormwood)[1]
Stephanomeria paniculata (tufted wirelettuce)[1]
Vernonanthura cuneifolia (Mugwort)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cucullia argentea1
Polychrysia moneta (Golden Plusia)2
Scopula marginepunctata (Mullein Wave)1

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Attributes / relations provided by
1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0