Cucullia absinthii (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:21 a.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Cuculliinae > Genus: Cucullia > Species: Cucullia absinthii
- Vernacular names
- Absintmonnik (NL), Wormwood (EN), La Cucullie de l'Absinthe (FR), Beifuß-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 32–40 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
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Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa, in a tough cocoon of silk and earth, usually among surface debris but sometimes underground.
The adults are active from dusk onwards and later come sparsely to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year from June till August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia vulgaris
The larva lives on the flowers and seedheads of Artemisia absinthium, also on Artemisia vulgaris.
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