Calocucullia celsiae

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Calocucullia celsiae
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C. celsiae
Binomial name
Calocucullia celsiae
Synonyms
  • Cucullia celsiae Herrich-Schäffer, 1850

Calocucullia celsiae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1850. It is found from the Balkans to Turkey, northern Iraq, Armenia, Iran, Israel, Jordan and Lebanon.

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

Larvae have been recorded on Hesperis desertorum in Bulgaria.

Subspecies[edit]

  • Calocucullia celsiae celsiae
  • Calocucullia celsiae levantina (Levant)

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.