Nycteola revayana (Scopoli, 1772)

Host plants:
The caterpillar lives on Quercus species (oak).

Habitat:
Nycteola revayana inhabits forests with oaks, but also individual trees in grasslands, along roads or in urban areas.

Life cycle:
Nycteola revayana flies mostly in two generations per year. The moths overwinter. Caterpillars occur in May and June and again between July and August or early September. The caterpillars cover twig tips of young shoots with a loose webbing. The late summer caterpillars are more or less dependent on fresh shoots from the end of June to September.

Remarks:
Nycteola revayana occurs from north Africa across Europe without the Far North to Central Asia (Afghanistan) and usually not uncommon in central Europe.