Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 27, 2023, 9:15 p.m.
A regular, but sometimes common migrant, which can establish itself in favourable years. It can not survive severe winters.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Crambidae > Subfamily: Spilomelinae > Tribus: Nomophilini > Genus: Nomophila > Species: Nomophila noctuella
- Vernacular names
- Luipaardlichtmot (NL), la Pyrale hybride (FR)
- Synonyms
- Nomophila hybridalis (Hübner, 1796)
- 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 19 (as hybridalis). view page
- Status
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Migrant
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
Specimens in nature
Bionomics
The larvae are very lively. Pupation in a tough cocoon amongst the leaves of the foodplant or attached to a stone. The pupa hibernates.
The adults come to light.
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Flight periods
The immigrants arrive from May till August and they can produce offspring of which the adults fly from August till late October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Polygonum aviculare
- Host plant (genera):
- Trifolium
- Substrates:
- Grasses
The larvae live on Trifolium spp., Polygonum aviculare, and probably on several grasses.
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