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.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• UKmoths