Nycteola revayana

Nycteola revayana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nycteola
Species: N. revayana
Binomial 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] (preocc.)
  • 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

The Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found from Europe to India.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 1

The wingspan is 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). It is a small species and somewhat resembles the Tortricidae. It used to be thought to be related to that family, and was known as the Large Marbled Tortrix. Adults are on wing adults in late autumn, overwintering and appearing again in early spring.

The larvae mainly feed on Quercus species, including Quercus robur, but have also been recorded on Populus and Salix species.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Robinson, G. S., P. R. Ackery, I. J. Kitching, G. W. Beccaloni & L. M. Hernández (2010). "HOSTS - A Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". Natural History Museum, London.
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