Nycteola asiatica

Nycteola asiatica
Nycteola asiatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nolidae
Genus: Nycteola
Species: N. asiatica
Binomial name
Nycteola asiatica
Krulikovsky, 1904
Synonyms
  • Sarrothripus populana
  • Sarrothripus hungarica
  • Nycteola pseudasiatica

The Eastern Nycteoline (Nycteola asiatica) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in most of Europe and Eastern Asia.

Caterpillar

The wingspan is 22-25 mm. The moth flies in two generations from mid June to September and from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Salix and Populus species.

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