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 |