Nycteola degenerana
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| Species: | N. degenerana
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| Nycteola degenerana (Hübner, 1799)
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The Sallow Nycteoline (Nycteola degenerana) is a moth of the Nolidae family. 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. 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 Salix caprea, Salix aurita, Salix cinerea, Salix myrsinifolia and Salix phylicifolia) and Quercus robur.
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