Seq # 800020010

Nola aerugula (Hübner, 1793) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:50 p.m.


A rather rare species throughout Belgium, mainly observed in the Kempen.

This species is considered Near Threatened according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Nolinae > Genus: Nola > Species: Nola aerugula
Vernacular names
Licht visstaartje (NL), Scarce Black Arches (EN), La Nole ravaudée (FR), Birkenmoor-Kleinbärchen (DE)
Synonyms
Nola centonalis (Hübner, 1796) and Nola cristulalis sensu auct.
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 20.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 16–19 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

Hibernates as a larva and pupates in a cocoon among plant debris or near the base of the food plants.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in one generation a year from mid-June till the end of August. Occasionally, a partial second generation occurs from September till well into October.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Trifolium, Lotus and Medicago

The larva lives on Lotus corniculatus or Trifolium but also reported on Betula or Populus tremula.

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