Seq # 800010010

Meganola albula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Nov. 9, 2023, 1:36 p.m.


A fairly common species throughout Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Nolinae > Genus: Meganola > Species: Meganola albula
Vernacular names
Groot visstaartje (NL), Kent Black Arches (EN), La Nole blanchâtre (FR), Brombeer-Kleinbärchen (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1872. Rapports, lectures, communications. — Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 15: xxxiv. On page xxxiv.
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Wingspan: 19–22 mm.

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

It hibernates as a small larva and pupates in a cocoon.
The adults come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from early June till the end of August in one generation a year.
In favourable years a partial second generation occurs during September-October.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Rubus caesius

The larva lives on: Rubus spp., Fragaria vesca or Vaccinium.

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