MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Nolidae 931139 – 8998.1   Nola cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Rosaceae.  Host genera: Cotoneaster Crataegus Malus Prunus Pyrus Sorbus.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: cucullatella (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: [NEW] cuculatella; Crabo & Holden, 2020 (Nola) missp.; TL: (no type). cucullalis Doubleday, 1848 (Nola) cucullatalis (Haworth, 1811) (Pyralis) cucullatana (Hübner, [1825]) (Roeselia) fuliginalis Stephens, 1834 (Nola) ludvigella (Müller, 1764) (Phalaena) palliola ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) (Noctua) palliolalis (Hübner, 1796) (Pyralis) palliolana Duponchel, [1845] (Nola) pygmaria (Fabricius, 1794) (Phalaena) tutulella Zerny, 1927 (Nola)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at iNaturalist

16mm - LG – © Canadian Nat'l. Coll.

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone