Family: Noctuidae

73.052 Shark Cucullia umbratica

There are 317 county records of 390 individuals from 58 different sites. First recorded in 1829.

Individual records comprise of: [390 Adult] .

Occurrence by month (Adults)

May
20
Jun
157
Jul
191
Aug
18

Earliest: 06 May 2011 - Latest: 27 Aug 2006

Historical Abundance

2020
6
2019
35
2018
14
2017
21
2016
27
2015
22
2014
20
2013
5
2012
10
2011
10

Records (Individuals) by Vice County

VC67
288 (361)
VC68
29 (29)

Similar Species

2214 Chamomile Shark Cucullia chamomillae

Status Grade 2

Larval food plants

Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Marsh Hawk's-beard Crepis paludosa
Mouse-ear-hawkweed Pilosella officinarum
Perennial Sow-thistle Sonchus arvensis
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Smooth Hawk's-beard Crepis capillaris

Find moths by larval food plants here.

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