Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772) Species
Last modified: Oct. 20, 2023, 4:29 p.m.
A fairly common species throughout Belgium.
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
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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.
