Meganola albula
| Meganola albula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Meganola |
| Species: | M. albula |
| Binomial name | |
| Meganola albula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 | |
The Kent Black Arches (Meganola albula) is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is found in the Palearctic ecozone (Europe, Asia Minor, Iran, Caucasus, Russian Far East, Japan).
The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The length of the forewings is 10–11 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid June to August .
The larvae feed on Rubus,[1] Fragaria vesca and Vaccinium species.
Since the 19th century, it has spread North being first recorded in England in 1859, Denmark 1938, Schleswig-Holstein 1945 and Gotland 1949
Notes
- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
References
External links
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- Vlindernet (Dutch)
- waarneming.nl (Dutch)
- Lepidoptera of Belgium
- Kent Black Arches on UKmoths
- Lepiforum.de
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