
Nycteola revayana, Crete - photo © Luca Sattin
Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772)
MOTH INFO
Nycteola revayana is a moth of the family Nolidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772)
Synonyms
Phalaena revayana (Scopoli, 1772)
Pyralis duplana (Fabricius, 1777)
Pyralis ilicana (Fabricius, 1781)
Phalaena lathamiana (Swederus, 1787)
Phalaena afzeliana (Swederus, 1787)
Pyralis riuagana (Fabricius, 1787)
Tortrix punctana (Hübner, 1799)
Tortrix undulana (Hübner, 1799)
Tortrix ramosana (Hübner, 1799)
Phalaena bifasciana (Donovan, 1801)
Sarrothripus stonius (Curtis, 1829)
Sarrothripa russiana (Duponchel, 1845)
Subrita bilineatella (Walker, 1866)
Sarrothripa fusculana (Schmid, 1886)
Plotheia diplographa (Hampson, 1905)
Common name
Oak Nycteoline
Classification
Superfamily: Noctuoidea > Family: Nolidae > Subfamily: Chloephorinae > Genus: Nycteola
Wingspan
20-26 mm
Habitat
Sparse clumps of trees on farmland, mixed and deciduous forests, and roadsides in urban areas.
Food plant
The polyphagous larva feeds on the leaves of various plants, i.e. Fagaceae (Quercus ilex, Quercus robur), Salicaceae (Salix, Populus), etc.
Flight period
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