Nola thymula Millière, 1867


Nola thymula: Adult (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Adult (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Adult (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Adult (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Adult (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Larva (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [M] Nola thymula: Cocoon (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Cocoon (e.l. rearing, Spain, Zaragoza, larva in late May 2018) [S] Nola thymula: Larval habitat (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N] Nola thymula: Larval habitat (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N] Nola thymula: Larval habitat (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N] Nola thymula: Larval habitat (Spain, Zaragoza, late May 2018) [N]

Host plants:
The larvae feed on Thymus.

Habitat:
Nola thymula inhabits pastures, steppe slopes, garigues and other, nutrient-poor and warm-dry sites with thyme.

Life cycle:
The moths occur in April and May. The larvae develop between May and June. They can be beaten from the host plants. The pupa hibernates.

Remarks:
Nola thymula has an Atlanto-Mediterranean distribution pattern and is found in NW-Africa, the Iberian Peninsula, in southern France and northwestern Italy.



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