Shargacucullia blattariae

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Shargacucullia blattariae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Shargacucullia
Species:
S. blattariae
Binomial name
Shargacucullia blattariae
(Esper, 1790)
Synonyms
  • Noctua blattariaeEsper, 1790
  • Noctua blattariaeEsper, 1804
  • Noctua minogenicaRebel, 1920
  • Noctua eugeniaeBeck, 1989

Shargacucullia blattariae is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1790. It is found in south-eastern Europe, the Near East, Israel and Jordan.

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

The larvae feed on Scrophularia species, including Scrophularia canina .