Genus Cucullia Rank Species | ||
Similar Cucullia argentina, Cucullia tanaceti, Cucullia fraudatrix | ||
Cucullia boryphora is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the semi-arid and xeromountain areas of the Near East and Middle East, from the European part of southern Russia to Turkestan, the western Himalayas (northern Pakistan), Afghanistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.
Adults are on wing from February to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on Artemisia species.
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