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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Cucullia argentea
Cucullia argentea(Hufnagel, 1766)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Cuculliinae
  3. Cuculliini
  4. Cucullia
  5.  argentea
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TL: Germany, Berlin

Habitat

  • Coastal dunes
  • Dry sunny slopes
  • Fallow land
  • Railway lines and embankments
  • Sandy terrain
  • Steppes

MU
FU

38-45 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    AzərbaycancaGümüşü başlıqlı sovka
    ČeskyKukléřka stříbřitá
    DanskSølv-hætteugle
    DeutschSilbermönch
    Eesti keelHõbelaik-kaelusöölane
    EnglishGreen Silver-spangled Shark
    FrançaisCucullie de l'Absinthe
    LietuviųSidabruotoji kukulija
    MagyarEzüstfoltos-csuklyásbagoly
    PolskiKapturnica srebrówka
    SlovenčinaMora striebristá
    SuomeksiLoistokaapuyökkönen
    SvenskaSilverflackat kapuschongfly
    РусскийКапюшонница серебристая
    УкраїнськаКаптурниця срібна
    日本語アオモンギンセダカモクメ
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AsteraceaeArtemisia campestrisField Wormwood
    AsteraceaeArtemisia maritimaSea Wormwood
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Cucullia epargyraBoursin, 1941
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Japanese Moths
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Daniel MorelFrance

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www.biopix.dkDenmark, Øer ved Ebeltoft

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Mariusz GwardjanPoland, Piaski Brzóstowskie

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www.biopix.dkDenmark, Øer ved Ebeltoft

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www.biopix.dkDenmark, Øer ved Ebeltoft

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Michael BorschGermany

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Michael BorschGermany

Larva.

www.biopix.dkDenmark, Øer ved Ebeltoft

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www.biopix.dkDenmark, Øer ved Ebeltoft

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László TurcsányiHungary, Tatárszentgyörgy
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