Cucullia absinthii, the wormwood, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found from Europe to ...
Cucullia absinthii
Cucullia absinthii, the wormwood, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1761. It is found from Europe to the Caucasus, Turkey, northern Iran, western Siberia, the Altai Mountains, Tien-Shan and... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Cucullia absinthii
The larvae eat the flowers and seeds of Wormwood or Mugwort. UK Status A rather local species, occurring in scattered locations throughout England and Wales.
The Wormwood Cucullia absinthii. (Linnaeus, 1761). Wingspan 32-40 mm. A rather local species, occurring in scattered locations throughout England and Wales ...
Noctuidae: genus; Cucullia: species; Cucullia absinthii. Name. Synonyms: Cucullia absythnii Linnaeus, 1761 · Cucullia clausa Walker, 1857 · Cucullia iota ...
Animals Kingdom Animalia ; Arthropods Phylum Arthropoda ; Hexapods Subphylum Hexapoda ; Insects Class Insecta ; Winged and Once-winged Insects Subclass Pterygota ...
Single-brooded. Recorded mainly in small numbers at light. The very cryptic larvae have been found in recent years in Suffolk, both on Mugwort and Wormwood.
Nationally Scarce. Various habitats where the foodplant occurs, including fens and coastal vegetated shingle. Local species in Norfolk with most records along ...
General information about Cucullia absinthii (CCULAB)
This moth was first recorded on 9th August 2021 then the following year (2022) 2 larvae were recorded, and another adult turned up on the 15th July 2023.
Find out about the status of The Wormwood (Cucullia absinthii) in Kent. Learn more on its distribution, phenology and ecology.