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Shargacucullia scrophulariae (Water Betony Moth)

Synonyms: Cucullia scrophulariae (homotypic); Noctua scrophulariae (homotypic); Shargacucullia nigrescens; Shargacucullia rivulorum; Shargacucullia scrophulariphila scrophulariphila

Wikipedia Abstract

Shargacucullia scrophulariae, the water betony, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Europe, east to Turkey. The wingspan is about 45 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on Scrophularia umbrosa, Scrophularia nodosa, Scrophularia auriculata, Scrophularia canina, Verbascum lychnitis and Verbascum thapsus.
View Wikipedia Record: Shargacucullia scrophulariae

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Scrophularia auriculata (shoreline figwort)[1]
Scrophularia nodosa (woodland figwort)[1]
Scrophularia umbrosa (water figwort)[2]

Predators

Diphyus palliatorius[3]
Ophion longigena[3]

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Ophion longigena[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
♦ 2Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 3Ecology of Commanster
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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