Cucullia verbasci (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Mullein Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
GenusCucullia (sharks)
SubfamilyCUCULLIINAE (a subfamily of moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth) :
1: Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Young caterpillars on Mullein
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Head end - dorsdal - close-upImage 3: Head end - lateral - close-upImage 4: Lateral view
2: Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Well-grown caterpillar on Mullein
Image 1: Lateral viewImage 2: Lateral view (2)
3: Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
21 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Larva
Image 1: Larva
4: Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
10 May 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - enlarged

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
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