Cucullia argentea (Hufnagel, 1766)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cucullia argentea (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Name authority
- (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Cucullia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
- superfamilyNoctuoidea Latreille, 1809
- familyNoctuidae Latreille, 1809
- subfamilyCuculliinae
- genusCucullia Schrank, 1802
- speciesCucullia argentea (Hufnagel, 1766)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cucullia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cucullia alfarata Strecker, 1898 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia aplana Viette, 1957 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia argentilinea Gaede, 1935 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia argentivitta Hampson, 1905 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia biradiata Koshantchikov, 1925 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia campanulae Freyer | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia cellulata Warren, 1911 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia chamomillae ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia chrysota Hampson, 1902 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia daedalis Janse, 1939 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia dallolmoi Berio, 1973 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cucullia dimorpha Staudinger, 1896 | NoctuidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cucullia argentea Staudinger, 1901 Staudinger, 1901 | synonym |
| Cucullia fasciata Schreiber, 1916 Schreiber, 1916 | synonym |
| Phalaena (Noctua) argentea Hufnagel, 1766 Hufnagel, 1766 | synonym |
| Cucullia artemisiae [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 [Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775 | ambiguous synonym |
| Cucullia divina Culot Culot | synonym |
| Cucullia epargyra Boursin, 1942 Boursin, 1942 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hüfnagel. (1766). Berlinisches Magazin. 3.Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3294W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.