Biology:Nomophila noctuella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Nomophila |
| Species: | N. noctuella
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| Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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Nomophila noctuella, the rush veneer, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae.
Distribution
This species has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution (Europe, North Africa, Central Asia, Pakistan, North America).[2][3] In Europe, it is a migratory species, travelling from southern Europe and North Africa to Northern Europe.[4]
Description
The wingspan is 26–32 mm. Forewings are very elongated and narrow.[5] The basic color of the forewings is usually brown, with darker wide eight-shaped and reniform markings in the discal and postdiscal areas.[4] Some dark brown spots are present close to the outer edge and to the apex. The hindwings are whitish with brown veins.[2]
The mature larvae are gray green and spotted. They can reach a length of 15–20 millimetres (0.59–0.79 in).[6]
Biology
These moths fly from May to September depending on the location.[5] They are attracted to light,[7] and in Europe they are migratory.[4] There are two to four generations per year.[6]
The larvae feed on Trifolium,[5] clover, Medicago, Polygonum aviculare,[7] wheat,[4] Vaccinium and various other grasses.[6] They pupate in a cocoon amongst the leaves of the host plants or on a stone. The pupa hibernates.[7]
References
- ↑ "Bestimmungshilfe des Lepiforums: Nomophila Noctuella". http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Nomophila_Noctuella.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nomophila noctuella". http://toutunmondedansmonjardin.perso.neuf.fr/EN/pages_EN/nomophila_noctuella_EN.htm.
- ↑ "Fauna Europaea" (in en). http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442656.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Nomophila noctuella" (in en). http://gdoremi.altervista.org/crambidae/Nomophila_noctuella_en.html.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella" (in en). https://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?id=1793.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "A NEW PEST: RUSH VENEER, NOMOPHILA NOCTUELLA DENIS & SCHIFFERMULLER, 1775 (LEPIDOPTERA: CRAMBIDAE) ON ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA L.) IN IGDIR PROVINCE, TURKEY" (in en). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/269707855.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Lepidoptera of Belgium: Nomophila noctuella". http://www.phegea.org/Checklists/Lepidoptera/Crambidae/Nnoctuella.htm.
External links
- Observato.org
- Lepinet (in French)
Wikidata ☰ Q1595309 entry
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