Cucullia improba

Cucullia improba is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1885. It is found in the south-eastern Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey, Jordan and Israel.

Cucullia improba
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Cucullia
Species:	C. improba
Binomial name
Cucullia improba Christoph, 1885
Synonyms
Cucullia leptographa Reisser, 1958

Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.

The larvae probably feed on Artemisia species.

Subspecies

• Cucullia improba improba
• Cucullia improba muelleri (Israel)

External links

• 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.