Seq # 800010020

Meganola strigula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: May 7, 2024, 5:10 p.m.


A very rare and local species in Belgium, mainly observed in the south of the country.

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


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

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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