Nodaria nodosalis, Crete- photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144217722

Nodaria nodosalis, Crete- photo © https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144217722

Nodaria nodosalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)

MOTH INFO

Nodaria nodosalis is a moth of the family Erebidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name
Nodaria nodosalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Herminia nodosalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Herminia aethiopalis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)
Nodaria hispanalis (Guenée, 1854)
Bocana aesopulalis (Walker, 1859)
Common name

Herminie noueuse

Classification

Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Erebidae > Subfamily:  Herminiinae > Genus: Nodaria

Wingspan

27-29 mm

Habitat

The moth can be found in macchia shrubland and dry woodland.

Food plant

The larva is polyphagous and feeds on wilting or dead plant parts as well as on living ones of a variety of plants, i.e. Convolvulaceae (Ipomoea), Compositae (Lactuca), etc.

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
                       
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Lepidoptera Mundi

Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa

Lepidoptera and their Ecology

Plant Parasites of Europe

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