Nychiodes dalmatina (Wagner, 1909)

Host plants:
The larvae feed on woody Rosaceae. I found caterpillars in Greece on Prunus, Pyrus spinosa and Crataegus bushes.

Habitat:
Nychiodes dalmatina inhabits dry warm shrub associations and sparse oak forests with Prunus and Crataegus.

Life cycle:
Nychiodes dalmatina appears to have two generations in Greece. I found fully-grown caterpillars in early May 2008 and mid-July 2007. The caterpillar overwinters and can be often found clung to the trunk.

Remarks:
The distribution is Southeastern European and ranges from Istria to Greece and further to Western Asia (Turkey).