''Cucullia improba'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
first described by
Hugo Theodor Christoph in 1885. It is found in the south-eastern
Caucasus,
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan,
Iran,
Afghanistan,
Turkey,
Jordan and
Israel.
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
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Cucullia
Moths described in 1885
Moths of the Middle East
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