Shargacucullia macewani
Appearance
Shargacucullia macewani | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Shargacucullia |
Species: | S. macewani
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Binomial name | |
Shargacucullia macewani (Wiltshire, 1949)
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Shargacucullia macewani is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Wiltshire in 1949. It is endemic to south-western Arabia. It has been recorded in Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Israel.
Adults are on wing from January to February. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Scrophularia hypericifolia.
External links
[edit]- Kravchenko, V. D.; Fibiger, M.; Muller, G. & Ronkay, L. (March 2005). "The Cuculliinae of Israel (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)" (PDF). SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología. 33 (129): 83–95.