Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
rush veneer
mainly Fabaceae
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 29.v.2023 © Laurens van der Linde
parasite
Larvae in a light web on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Daucus carota; .Glycine max; Medicago littoralis, sativa; Melilotus albus; Moricandia arvensis; Plantago major; Poa pratensis; Polygonum aviculare; Portulaca oleracea; Potentilla; Prunella vulgaris; Setaria pumila; Trifolium pratense, repens; Vaccinium; Zea mays.
distribution within Europe
larva, pupa
Pictures on Lepiforum; see also Patočka, Patočka & Turčáni.
notes
Flint (1922a) concludes: “Complete control was obtained in fields of young sweet
clover by thoroughly spraying the plants with a solution of arsenate of lead, used at the rate of two pounds to fifty gallons of water.”
references
Fiumi (2018a), Gözüaçik (2014a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Kravchenko, Poltavsky, Segerer, ao (2020a), Lepiforum (2020), Patočka (2001c), Patočka & Turčáni (2005a), Schütze (1931a), Uffeln (1930a), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a).