Cucullia verbasci (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Mullein Moth)

Interactions where Cucullia verbasci is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
caterpillar caterpillar grazes on live leaf Verbascum mulleins Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Verbascum/Verbascummulleinsliveleaf

Interactions where Cucullia verbasci is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Compsilura concinnata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/Compsilura concinnataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe nemea a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe nemea/Phryxe nemeaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of usually gregarious larva Minor Phryxe vulgaris a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phryxe vulgaris/Phryxe vulgarisa parasitoid flyusually gregariouslarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothlarvaMinor usually gregarious larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Winthemia quadripustulata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Winthemia quadripustulata/Winthemia quadripustulataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Tachina lurida a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Tachina lurida/Tachina luridaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Cucullia verbasci/Cucullia verbascimullein mothlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() 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:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of Cucullia verbasci (Mullein Moth)
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