Meganola strigula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species
Last modified: Sept. 15, 2023, 1:26 p.m.
A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Nolinae > Genus: Meganola > Species: Meganola strigula
- Vernacular names
- Donker visstaartje (NL), Small Black Arches (EN), La Nole striolée (FR), Ungebändertes Eichen-Kleinbärchen (DE)
- 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
It hibernates as young larva and pupates in a cocoon attached on a twig of the food plant. The adults come to light and sugar.
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Flight periods
The adults fly from mid June till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (genera):
- Quercus
The larva lives mainly on Quercus, rarely on other trees like: Fagus sylvatica, Tilia and Prunus domestica.
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