Biology:Nycteola asiatica

Short description: Species of moth

Nycteola asiatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Nycteola
Species:	N. asiatica
Binomial name
Nycteola asiatica (Krulikovsky, 1904)
Synonyms
Sarrothripus populana Sarrothripus hungarica Nycteola pseudasiatica

Nycteola asiatica, the eastern nycteoline, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Leonid Konstantinovich Krulikovsky in 1904. It is found in most of Europe and east across the Palearctic to Japan .

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. It closely resembles Nycteola revayana and is separable only by genitalic characters. The moth flies in two generations from mid-June to September and from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.

External links

• Kimber, Ian. "74.010 BF2423a Eastern Nycteoline Nycteola asiatica (Krulikovsky, 1904)". https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/nycteola-asiatica. Retrieved 4 July 2019. 
• Species info
• Species info
• Lepiforum e.V.
• "Nycteola asiatica, nieuw voor Nederland (Lepidoptera: Nolidae)". De Vlinderstichting. (in Dutch)

Wikidata ☰ Q1940386 entry