Cucullia verbasci (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:12 p.m.
A rather rare species throughout Belgium. Mostly seen as larvae, rarely seen as imago.
This species is considered Vulnerable according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Cuculliinae > Genus: Cucullia > Species: Cucullia verbasci
- Vernacular names
- Kuifvlinder (NL), Mullein (EN), La Brèche (FR), Königskerzen-Mönch (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 13.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan 45–50 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Bionomics
Sometimes many caterpillars on the same plant eating all plant tissues.
Hibernates as a pupa in a solid cocoon in the sand, sometimes for several years.
The adults come sparsely to light.
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year: from late April till begin July.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Scrophularia, Verbascum and Buddleja
The larva lives on Verbascum, Scrophularia or Buddleja.
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