''Shargacucullia barthae'' 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 Boursin in 1933. It is found in
Turkey,
Iraq,
Iran and the
Near East
The ''Near East''; he, המזרח הקרוב; arc, ܕܢܚܐ ܩܪܒ; fa, خاور نزدیک, Xāvar-e nazdik; tr, Yakın Doğu is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the hist ...
.
Adults are on wing from March to April. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on ''
Scrophularia'' species.
External links
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Cuculliinae
Insects of Turkey
Moths of the Middle East
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