''Cucullia lucifuga'' is a species of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

of the family

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. It is found in north, central and southern

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east to

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

. It is also present in

Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...

and

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. The

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is 38–55 mm. There is one generation per year in the north, with adults on wing from May to June. In the warmer regions in the south, there is a second generation with adults on wing from July to August and a partial third generation with adults in October. The larvae feed on various ''

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'' (or ''Compositae'') species, including ''

Tussilago farfara ''Tussilago farfara'', commonly known as coltsfoot, is a plant in the tribe Senecioneae in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe and parts of western and central Asia. The name "tussilago" is derived from the Latin ''tussis'', meaning cough, an ...

'', '' Petasites paradoxus'', '' Cirsium arvense'', ''

Centaurea phrygia ''Centaurea phrygia'', commonly called wig knapweed, is a species of ''Centaurea''. It is native to Europe. References phrygia In classical antiquity, Phrygia ( ; grc, Φρυγία, ''Phrygía'' ) was a kingdom in the west central part ...

'', '' Sonchus arvensis'', ''

Hieracium umbellatum ''Hieracium umbellatum'' (commonly called ''Hieracium canadense''), the Canadian hawkweed, Canada hawkweed, narrowleaf hawkweed, or northern hawkweed, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Distribution It is native to most of the temper ...

'' and '' Taraxacum'' species.

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Cucullia Moths of Asia Moths of Europe Taxa named by Michael Denis Taxa named by Ignaz Schiffermüller Moths described in 1775 {{Cuculliinae-stub