Meganola strigula

Meganola strigula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Meganola
Species:	M. strigula
Binomial name
Meganola strigula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
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

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

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

4, 4a, 4b larvae after last moult

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).

External links

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