Sussex Moth Group: Nycteola revayana

Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772)

Oak Nycteoline
74.0090 (B&F: 2423)

Synonym(s):
Nycteola undulana (Hübner, 1796)

»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Noctuoidea
    »Family: Nolidae
      »Subfamily: Chloephorinae
        »Tribe: Sarrothripini

Number of records: 942
Recorded in: 190 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 01 xii 2024

Identification
difficulty

: 2Species where care is needed for identification. Should not present any difficulty for experienced recorders, but inexperienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence in the form of photographs of reasonable quality that show as many of the identification features as possible or, alternatively, a specimen. Even experienced recorders may be expected to provide additional evidence if the record is outside of the normal flight period or geographical range of the species.

A resident species usually occurring singly or sparingly in a wide range of habitats. Well distributed away from the Downs but irregular in appearance in many places. Single-brooded flying mainly from the second week of July to early November and again after hibernation from early April to June. Larvae feed on oak. (Pratt, 2011)