Shargacucullia scrophulariae
Encyclopedia
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.
The larvae feed on Scrophularia umbrosa
, Scrophularia nodosa
, Scrophularia auriculata, Scrophularia canina, Verbascum lychnitis and Verbascum thapsus.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found throughout Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, east to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 45 mm. The moth flies from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Scrophularia umbrosa
Scrophularia umbrosa
Scrophularia umbrosa, the Green figwort or Water Betony, is a perennial herbaceous plant found in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere except western North America. Synonyms are Scrophularia alata Gilib.; Scrophularia ehrharti Stevens; Scrophularia hurstii Druce; Scrophularia towndrowi Druce...
, Scrophularia nodosa
Scrophularia nodosa
Scrophularia nodosa is a perennial herbaceous plant found in temperate regions of the Northern hemisphere except western North America. It grows in moist and cultivated waste ground.-Growth:It grows upright, with thick, sharply square, succulent stems up to 150 cm tall from a horizontal...
, Scrophularia auriculata, Scrophularia canina, Verbascum lychnitis and Verbascum thapsus.