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Cucullia gnaphalii

Synonyms: Cucullia alpherakyi; Noctua gnaphalii (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

The Cudweed (Cucullia gnaphalii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from most of Europe (except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula) to Turkey, Transcaucasia, Mongolia and Sayan. The wingspan is 38–46 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July. There is one generation per year. The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Solidago virgaurea, Solidago canadensis, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia vulgaris. The species overwinters in the pupal stage, in a tough earthen cocoon usually among surface debris or sometimes underground.
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Infraspecies

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Felsõ-kiskunsági szikes puszták és turjánvidék 103542 Hungary  

Prey / Diet

Gymnadenia conopsea (fragrant orchid)[1]
Lonicera periclymenum (European honeysuckle)[1]
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii (Newfoundland aster)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acherontia atropos (Death's-head hawk moth)1
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell)1
Ficedula hypoleuca (European Pied Flycatcher)1
Hemaris tityus (Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth)1

External References

Citations

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