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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Cucullia lychnitis
Cucullia lychnitis(Rambur, 1833)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Cuculliinae
  3. Cuculliini
  4. Cucullia
  5.  lychnitis
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TL: France, Corsica

Habitat

  • Glades
  • Sunny slopes
  • Sunny woodland fringes

Similar species

  • Cucullia scrophulariae
MU
FU

38-47 mm

  • Austria
  • Croatia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Turkey
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    ČeskyKukléřka tečkovaná
    DanskKongelyshætteugle
    DeutschGraubestäubter Wollkrautmönch
    DeutschSpäter Königskerzen-Mönch
    Eesti keelVägiheina-kaelusöölane
    EnglishStriped Lychnis
    FrançaisBréchette
    FrançaisCucullie de la Molène-Lychnis
    LietuviųGelsvoji kukulija
    MagyarSzalmasárga csuklyásbagoly
    NederlandsZwarte-toortsvlinder
    PolskiKapturnica firletówka
    SlovenčinaMora kukučková
    SuomeksiTulikukan kaapuyökkönen
    SvenskaGragult kapuschongfly
    РусскийКапюшонница буро-серая
    УкраїнськаКаптурниця буро-сіра
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    ScrophulariaceaeScrophularia canina
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum chaixiiNettle-leaved mullein
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum lychnitisWhite Mullein
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum nigrumDark Mullein
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum phlomoidesOrange mullein
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum pulverulentumHairy Mullein
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum sinuatumScallop-leaved mullein
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum thapsusGreat Mullein
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Shargacucullia lychnitisRambur, 1833
    Cucullia rosamariaKostrowicki, 1956
  • Cucullia lychnitis is a member of the clade Shargacucullia scrophulariae:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Cucullia gozmanyi(G.Ronkay & L.Ronkay, 1994)
    Cucullia kasyi(Wiltshire, 1976)
    Cucullia lychnitis(Rambur, 1833)
    Cucullia scrophulariae(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
    Cucullia scrophulariphila(Staudinger, 1859)
    Shargacucullia (S.) asadvartianiL. Ronkay , G. Ronkay & Behounek, 2011
    Shargacucullia (S.) asgharshirvaniiL. Ronkay , G. Ronkay & Behounek, 2011
    Shargacucullia (S.) osthelderi(Boursin, 1933)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepidoptera of CrimeaВладимир Савчук
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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