Cucullia chamomillae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: July 16, 2022, 10:26 a.m.
A rather rare species throughout Belgium, could be in some places locally fairly common. Mostly found as larvae.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Cuculliinae > Genus: Cucullia > Species: Cucullia chamomillae
- Vernacular names
- Kamillevlinder (NL), Chamomile Shark (EN), La Cucullie de la Camomille (FR), Kamillen-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: 40–42 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Extremely variable in colour.
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
Hibernates as a pupa in a strong cocoon in the soil, sometimes for several years.
The adults come sparsely to light. More seen as larva than as imago.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from beginning of April till end of June in one generation.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Tripleurospermum maritimum and Anthemis nobilis
- Host plant (genera):
- Anthemis and Matricaria
The lives on the flowers of various species of Anthemis and Matricaria.
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