Meganola strigula

Meganola strigula, the small black arches, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775. It is found in Europe, Russia and Asia Minor.

Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

Meganola strigula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Meganola
Species:
M. strigula
Binomial name
Meganola strigula
Synonyms
  • Noctua strigula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
  • Phalaena asperalis Viler, 1789
  • Pyralis strigularis Hübner, 1796
  • Phalaena corticosa Vallot, 1802
  • Pyralis monachalis Haworth, 1811
  • Nola monachalis (Haworth, 1811)
  • Roeselia strigulana Hübner, [1825]
  • Nola lineolalis Eversmann, 1844
  • Roeselia strigula kolbi Daniel, 1935
  • Roeselia pannonica Kovács, 1947

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July and can be attracted to light.

The larvae feed on Quercus (including Quercus robur), Fagus, Prunus and Tilia species.

Its habitat includes mature deciduous woodland, where the larvae are believed to feed on oak (Quercus).

  • Kimber, Ian. "74.001 BF2075 Small Black Arches Meganola strigula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)". UKMoths. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  • Lepiforum e.V.


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