Water Betony

Shargacucullia scrophulariae

Cucullia (Shargacucullia) scrophulariae, the water betony, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found throughout Europe, east to Turkey. The wingspan is about 45 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
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Food

The larvae feed on ''Scrophularia umbrosa'', ''Scrophularia nodosa'', ''Scrophularia auriculata'', ''Scrophularia canina'', ''Verbascum lychnitis'' and ''Verbascum thapsus''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusCucullia
SpeciesS. scrophulariae
Photographed in
Germany
Netherlands