Nola cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 9, 2024, 1:40 p.m.
A rather rare but widespread species in Belgium.
This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Nolinae > Genus: Nola > Species: Nola cucullatella
- Vernacular names
- Klein visstaartje (NL), Short-cloaked Moth (EN), La Nole-capuchon (FR), Hecken-Kleinbärchen, Hecken-Grauspinnerchen (DE)
- Synonyms
- Nola palliola (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- 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
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
Hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon attached on a twig of the food plant. The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The adults fly in one, sometimes two generations a year from late May till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Prunus spinosa
- Host plant (genera):
- Prunus, Crataegus and Malus
The larva lives mainly on Prunus spinosa, Crataegus and Malus.
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