Shargacucullia lychnitis
Encyclopedia
The Striped Lychnis is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found throughout most parts of Europe
the Near East
and Middle East
(Lebanon
, Israel
, Afghanistan
, Iran
, Turkmenistan
and Iraq
).
The wingspan
is 42–47 mm. Adults are on wing from February to April in the eastern parts of its range. In Britain it is on wing from June to July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Verbascum (including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum nigrum
and Verbascum austriacum) and Celsia species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found throughout most parts of Europe
Europe
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the Near East
Near East
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and Middle East
Middle East
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(Lebanon
Lebanon
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, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
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, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan , formerly also known as Turkmenia is one of the Turkic states in Central Asia. Until 1991, it was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic . Turkmenistan is one of the six independent Turkic states...
and Iraq
Iraq
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).
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 42–47 mm. Adults are on wing from February to April in the eastern parts of its range. In Britain it is on wing from June to July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Verbascum (including Verbascum lychnitis, Verbascum nigrum
Verbascum nigrum
Verbascum nigrum L. is a species of biennial or short-lived perennial herbaceous plants in the genus Verbascum , native to dry open sites in Europe and the Mediterranean region. It grows to 0.5-1.5 m.-External links:*...
and Verbascum austriacum) and Celsia species.
Subspecies
- Shargacucullia lychnitis lychnitis
- Shargacucullia lychnitis albicans (eastern part of the range)