Cuculia Verbasci sull'erba by mariogiannecchini

Photography • Macro • posted on Jul 27, 2011

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Cuculia Verbasci Bruco di Shargacucullia scrophulariae. Caterpillar of this Shargacucullia scrophulariae. The Water Betony (Shargacucullia scrophulariae) 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 http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noctuidae http://domenicus.malleotus.free.fr/a/cucullie_du_bouillon-blanc.htm Good evening and good week Thanks for the comments and the favourites of previous image

Comments (50)

wysiwig

6:45PM | Wed, 27 July 2011

Superb macro. Looks like you caught him eating dinner. Congratulations on your nomination. Well deserved. Macro superba. Sembra che tu sorpreso a mangiare la cena. Complimenti per la tua designazione. Meritato.