Cucullia gnaphalii (Hübner, 1813) Species
Last modified: July 16, 2022, 10:31 a.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, only known from old records in the province of LX, possibly extinct now.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Noctuidae > Subfamily: Cuculliinae > Genus: Cucullia > Species: Cucullia gnaphalii
- Vernacular names
- Droogbloemmonnik (NL), Cudweed (EN), La Cucullie de la Perlière (FR), Goldruten-Mönch (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- Breyer A. 1861. Quelques petits détails sur la transformation et la manière de vivre de différents espèces de Lépidoptères. — Annales de la Société entomologique belge 5: 62–67. On page 66.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Wingspan: 38–46 mm.
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
It hibernates as a pupa, in a tough earthen cocoon usually among surface debris or sometimes underground, and it demands a very hot microclimate.
The adults are active from dusk and later come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one generation a year; from late May till mid July.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Solidago virgaurea
The larva lives on the flowers and leaves of Solidago canadensis, Artemisia absinthium and Artemisia vulgaris.
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