Noctuidae : Cuculliinae
Star-wort
CUCULLIA (Cucullia) asteris ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Star-wort
CUCULLIA (Cucullia) asteris ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Wingspan: 45-52mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,Madeira,Malta,portugal,N Russia,Sardinia & Sicily) : Turkestan : Tien shan
UK Distribution: Scarce - recorded along the coasts of England and Wales,Hampshire and Isle of Wight in south along the east coast to Humber and Spurn Head in Yorkshire and Pembrokeshire to Anglesey on Welsh Coast.Inland recordings in Dorset and Hampshire where it has declined.
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Coastal Saltmarshes : Woodland Clearings : Woodland Rides
Similar Species -
Pupa: Pupa formed in strong cocoon below soil
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: A Nationally Scarce B Moth under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and is restricted to southern and eastern coastal sites and a few inland sites mostly occuring in Hampshire and Dorset.
The moth,one of the largest "Sharks" is well marked with the reddish brown and grey forewing which contrast well with the stigmata. The only similar looking moth is the Mullein which has an earlier flight time and has the stimata and orbicular spot missing.
Moth flies at dusk and is known to feed on plants like Evening Primrose,Red Valerian,Honeysuckle,Campions and Tobacco plants. It is also attracted to light where most of the singletons have been recorded.
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - ( excluding - Azores,Balearic Is.,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Cyprus,Greece,Ireland,Madeira,Malta,portugal,N Russia,Sardinia & Sicily) : Turkestan : Tien shan
UK Distribution: Scarce - recorded along the coasts of England and Wales,Hampshire and Isle of Wight in south along the east coast to Humber and Spurn Head in Yorkshire and Pembrokeshire to Anglesey on Welsh Coast.Inland recordings in Dorset and Hampshire where it has declined.
UK Conservation Status -
- Nationally Scarce B (Nb - BAP : 1997) = 31 - 100 - 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Phalaena (Noctua) asteris ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
- Phalaena umbratica Linnaeus, 1758
- Austria - Vienna Region
Habitat: Coastal Saltmarshes : Woodland Clearings : Woodland Rides
Similar Species -
- None at same flight time
Pupa: Pupa formed in strong cocoon below soil
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: A Nationally Scarce B Moth under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and is restricted to southern and eastern coastal sites and a few inland sites mostly occuring in Hampshire and Dorset.
The moth,one of the largest "Sharks" is well marked with the reddish brown and grey forewing which contrast well with the stigmata. The only similar looking moth is the Mullein which has an earlier flight time and has the stimata and orbicular spot missing.
Moth flies at dusk and is known to feed on plants like Evening Primrose,Red Valerian,Honeysuckle,Campions and Tobacco plants. It is also attracted to light where most of the singletons have been recorded.
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Larva
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.
- Asteraceae - Compositae - Aster-Daisy - Sunflower Family
- Artemesia maritima - Sea Wormwood (Flowers,Leaves)
- Aster novi-belgii x lanceolatus - Commmon Michaelmas Daisy (flowers)
- Aster tripolium - Sea Aster (Leaves)
- Solidago canadensis - Canadian Goldenrod (Flowers)
- Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod (Flowers)
Larval Food Plants
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Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuoidea Noctuidae Cuculliinae CUCULLIA Schrank, 1802 culcullia Schrank, 1802 Cucullia (Cucullia) asteris ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Phalaena umbratica Linnaeus, 1758 - PHALAENA (Noctua) asteris ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) - Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend : Title Page : p.312 - n.10 - Austria - Vienna Region - C. a.asteris Ronkay & Ronkay, 2009 - Nominate Subspecies C. a.heptapotamica Ronkay & Ronkay, 2009 |