Nycteola asiatica Krulikovski, 1904


Nycteola asiatica: Adult (e.l. rearing Melnik, SW-Bulgaria, larva in late August 2015) [S] Nycteola asiatica: Adult (e.l. rearing Melnik, SW-Bulgaria, larva in late August 2015) [S] Nycteola asiatica: Adult (e.l. rearing Melnik, SW-Bulgaria, larva in late August 2015) [S] Nycteola asiatica: Adult (e.l. rearing Melnik, SW-Bulgaria, larva in late August 2015) [S] Nycteola asiatica: Adult (e.l. rearing Melnik, SW-Bulgaria, larva in late August 2015) [S] Nycteola asiatica: Larva (Bulgaria, Melnik, late August 2015) [M] Nycteola asiatica: Larva (Bulgaria, Melnik, late August 2015) [M] Nycteola asiatica: Larva (Bulgaria, Melnik, late August 2015) [M] Nycteola asiatica: Larva (Bulgaria, Melnik, late August 2015) [M] Nycteola asiatica: Larva (Bulgaria, Melnik, late August 2015) [M] Nycteola asiatica: Cocoon (e.l. Melnik, SW-Bulgaria, 2015) [S] Nycteola asiatica: Larval habitat (SW-Bulgaria, Melnik, late July 2015) [N]

Host plants:
The larvae feed on poplars and willows, especially on tips of young shoots.

Habitat:
Nycteola asiatica inhabits hot, but at least moderate humid sites. I recorded the larvae in a hot stream valley in SW-Bulgaria (Melnik) in late August 2015.

Life cycle:
The moths hibernate and are recorded in most often two generations (at least in the south) between April and October. Larvae feed especially between late May and August. They live in loose webbings at tips of new shoots like their congeners.

Remarks:
Nycteola asiatica occurs from Japan to SE- and S-Europe. The moths show unspecific migratory behaviour and are thus sometimes recorded even north of the Alps (to Scandinavia) where they are probably (still) not indigenous.

Hints on determination:
Nycteola asiatica may be confused with congeners. Thus genital examination is recommended.



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