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Nycteola degenerana

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Nycteola degenerana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nycteola
Species:
N. degenerana
Binomial name
Nycteola degenerana
(Hübner, 1799)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix degenerana Hübner, 1799
  • Nycteola degenerana hesperica Dufay [1799]
  • Nyeteola degenerana eurasiatica Dufay, [1799]

Nycteola degenerana, the sallow nycteoline, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1799. It is found in Europe, from southern Fennoscandia to Spain, Italy and the Balkans. Outside of Europe it is found in China, Japan, the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Far East (Primorye, southern Khabarovsk and the southern Amur region), southern Siberia (Transbaikalia, the Baikal area, Altai and western Siberia), Turkey and the Ural.

The wingspan is 23–28 mm. It is the largest species of the genus.

Adults are on wing from mid-June to the beginning of July and from the end of July (after overwintering) to May. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Salix (including S. caprea, S. aurita, S. cinerea, S. myrsinifolia and S. phylicifolia) and Quercus robur.

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  • Kimber, Ian. "(B105) BF2424 Sallow Nycteoline Nycteola degenerana (Hübner, [1799])". UKMoths. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  • Korean Insects[dead link]
  • Swedish Moths
  • Lepiforum e.V.