Cucullia santolinae

Cucullia santolinae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Cucullia
Species: C. santolinae
Binomial name
Cucullia santolinae
Rambur, 1834

Cucullia santolinae is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in southern Europe, northern Africa, Turkey, the Caucasus region and Israel.

Adults are on wing from December to January. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the flowers and seeds of Artemisia arborea and Artemisia campestris. Host plants: larvae In the Levant they probably feed on Artemisia monosperma.

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