Short-cloaked Moth

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Nolidae : Nolinae

Short-cloaked Moth

NOLA cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Life Cycle Guide

Description

Wingspan: 15-20mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - doubtful in Portugal : N Africa : Russia : Asia Minor : Iran
UK Distribution: England and Wales - Well distributed and fairly frequent north to Co Durham & Cumbria : Channel Isles - Widespread and frequent
UK Conservation Status

Common = > 300 10km squares

European Conservation Status -

Least Concern

Original Species Name -

Phalaena (Tinea) cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type Species - Nola

Noctua palliola (Denis & Schiffermüller,[1775])

Type Locality -

Not Specied

Flight Period: South - end May - September : Elsewhere - June - July
Habitat: Woodland : Hedgerows : Gardens : Scrub
Similar Species -

None

Larva: The 15mm final instar larva is dark grey to blackish with a white dorsal line that is disrupted on the fourth segment. Either side of this dorsal line and spiracles are rows of white to greyish setae.
Pupa: Pupates in a boat shaped cocoon
Overwinters as: Larva
Observations: The moth is usually grey or darger grey brown moth is easily recognised by the strong black basal line which forms two semi loops giving the appearance of a short cloak, clearing giving this moth its vernacular name. The feint postmedial line is convex and rounded just before the costa turning backwards before finally turning at 90º to the costa where the line is slightly darker.There is a triangular black mark on the costa just before the apex.

The moth is attracted to light.

Photo Gallery

Short-cloaked Moth - Nola cucullatella - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Odiham Underpass - 25 June 2015

Short-cloaked Moth - Nola cucullatella - (Linnaeus, 1758) - Odiham Underpass - 8 July 2015

Larval Food Plants Worldwide

Note - Plants hyperlinked in red below take the visitor to the relevant plant page on"Plants for a Future" website where further information like photos,physical characteristics,habitats,edible uses,medicinal uses,cultivation,propagation,range,height etc. are clearly listed.

Plant Families - in bold red below takes the visitor to the relevant "Lepi-plants" page where other butterflies & moths using the plants below are listed.

Rosaceae - Rose Family
- Cotoneaster integerrimus - Common Cotoneaster
- Crataegus laevigata - Midland Hawthorn
- Crataegus monogyna - Hawthorn
- Malus pumila - Paradise Apple
- Prunus domestica - Bullace - Plum
- Prunus padus - Bird Cherry - Hackberry
- Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn - Sloe (Britain)
- Sorbus aucuparia - Mountain Ash - Rowan
- Sorbus hybrida - Swedish Service Tree
- Sorbus intermedia - Swedish Whitebeam
  - Note - Larvae also feed on the following plant families
    - Rosaceae - Pyrus - Pear

Larval Food Plants

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Animalia
Eumetozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Noctuoidea
Nolidae
Nolinae
Nolini
NOLA Leach,[1815]
Nola cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Noctua palliola (Denis & Schiffermüller,[1775])
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PHALAENA (Tinea) cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758)
= Phalaena ludwigella Müller, 1764
= Noctua palliola Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
= cucullata Borkhausen, 1790
= Phalaena pygmaria Fabricius, 1794
= Pyralis palliolalis Hübner, [1809]
= Pyralis cucullatalis Haworth, 1811
= Roeselia cucullatana Hübner, 1825
= Nola palliolana Duponchel, 1845
= Nola cucullalis Doubleday, 1847
= basigrisea Lempke, 1960
= variegata Lempke, 1960
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Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : Title page : p.537 - n.258
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Not Specified