Shargacucullia anceps is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1882. It is found in most parts of Asia Minor, Lebanon, Cyprus and Iran.
| Shargacucullia anceps | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Shargacucullia |
| Species: | S. anceps
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| Binomial name | |
| Shargacucullia anceps (Staudinger, 1882)
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Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Verbascum species.
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.
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