Nola chlamitulalis, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Nola chlamitulalis (Hübner, 1813)
MOTH INFO
Nola chlamitulalis is a moth of the family Nolidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Nola chlamitulalis (Hübner, 1813)
Pyralis chlamitulalis (Hübner, 1813)
Nola clamytulalis (Hübner, 1811-1813)
Nola chlamydulalis (Treitschke, 1835)
Nola chlamydulana (Duponchel, 1845)
Nola chlamidulalis (Vorbrodt, 1914)
Common name
Jersey Black Arches
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Noliinae > Tribus: Nolini > Genus: Nola
Wingspan
15-20 mm
Habitat
Dry and warm areas, i.e. phrygana, rocky slopes, open scrub.
Food plant
The larva is polyphagous and feeds on the inflorescence of a variety of plants, i.e. Dipsacaceae (Scabiosa), Labiatae (Teucrium, Mentha longifolia, Salvia, Teucrium), Orobanchaceae (Euphrasia), etc.
Flight period
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