Cucullia
Schrank, 1802
Hooded Owlets
Species Guides
34- Cucullia albida
- Cucullia alfarata(Camphorweed Owlet)
- Cucullia antipoda
- Cucullia asteroides(goldenrod hooded owlet)
- Cucullia astigma
- Cucullia basipuncta
- Cucullia charon
- Cucullia convexipennis(Brown-hooded Owlet)
- Cucullia cucullioides
Cucullia is a of in the Noctuidae, commonly known as Hooded Owlets. The genus was erected by Franz von Paula Schrank in 1802 and contains numerous distributed across the Holarctic region. are typically and attracted to light. Larvae of many species are specialized feeders on plants in the Scrophulariaceae family, particularly Verbascum (mullein), with some species exhibiting conspicuous coloration and feeding habits.
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Distribution
Holarctic distribution, with occurring across North America, Europe, and Asia. The related species Shargacucullia verbasci (formerly placed in Cucullia) has a wide northern Palaearctic distribution from Scandinavia and Denmark south to Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Greece, with scattered records east to Russia and Tajikistan.
Diet
Larvae feed primarily on plants in the Scrophulariaceae , especially Verbascum (mullein) . Some species also feed on Scrophularia (figwort) and Buddleia.
Behavior
Larvae of some have feeding habits and conspicuous coloration, making them more frequently encountered than . Adults are and attracted to light.
Human Relevance
Some have been proposed as potential agents for Verbascum (mullein) in North America.
Similar Taxa
- ShargacuculliaFormerly included in Cucullia; separated based on morphological and molecular differences. Shargacucullia verbasci was previously treated as Cucullia verbasci.
- DolocuculliaFormer Cucullia (C. dentilinea, C. minor) transferred to this based on revised classification.
- SupralathoseaFormer Cucullia (C. obtusa) transferred to this .