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Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772) Species

Last modified: June 4, 2024, 10:11 a.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.

This species is considered Least Concern according to the IUCN Red List category for Flanders 2023.


Details

Classification
Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Chloephorinae > Tribus: Sarrothripini > Genus: Nycteola > Species: Nycteola revayana
Vernacular names
Variabele eikenuil (NL), Oak Nycteoline (EN), La Sarrothripe de Revay (FR), Eichenhain-Wicklereulchen (DE)
Synonyms
Nycteola ramosana (Hübner, 1793) and Nycteola undulana (Hübner, 1799)
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 (as Sarrothripa revayana F.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan 20–25 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Genitalia


Cocoon/pupa


Bionomics

Hibernates as an adult among dead leaves and also in conifers.
Pupates in a tough, boat-shaped cocoon formed on the underside of a leaf of the food plant.
The adults come to light and sugar.

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Flight periods

The adults fly in two generations a year: from mid June till September and after hibernation again till late May.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Quercus

The larva lives on Quercus.

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