''Shargacucullia strigicosta'' 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 ...
. The species was
first described by Boursin in 1940. It is found in
Iraq and the
Sinai
Sinai commonly refers to:
* Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
* Mount Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt
* Biblical Mount Sinai, the site in the Bible where Moses received the Law of God
Sinai may also refer to:
* Sinai, South Dakota, a place ...
in
Egypt. Recently it has also been recorded from
Israel and some areas of
Turkey,
Azerbaijan and
Iran.
Adults are on wing from January to March. There is one generation per year.
The larvae probably feed on ''
Scrophularia'' species.
External links
*
Cuculliinae
Moths of the Middle East
Moths described in 1940
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