Cucullia absinthii (Linnaeus, 1761) Species
Last modified: Feb. 20, 2020, 7:43 p.m.
A rare species in Belgium, mainly observed in the northern part.
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
Museum specimens
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Caterpillar
Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from June till August. They are active from dusk onwards and later come sparsely to light.
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. Hibernates as a pupa, in a tough cocoon of silk and earth, usually among surface debris but sometimes underground.
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