Species Details

ABH: 74.003

BF: 2077

Family: Nolidae

Subfamily: Nolinae

Taxon: Nola cucullatella

Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Vernacular: Short-cloaked Moth

Account: Common in hedgerows, gardens, scrub and woodland throughout much of Britain The easiest of the Nolidae to identify, and one of the most common. Larva feeds on Hawthorn, Midland Hawthorn, Blackthorn, Apple, Pear and Plum.

Accounts provided by and used with the kind permission of Mike Wall, Hampshire County Moth Recorder. These will in due course be gradually replaced with species accounts with a Surrey context.

Wingspan: 15 — 20 mm

Surrey Flight Period: 1 Jun (1994) — 14 Sep (2006)

The flight period of overwintering adults are not given. See the flight chart below the distribution map.

Foodplant: Crataegus sp., Malus sp. (an apple), Prunus sp., Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn).

Foodplant accounts are from the HOSTS database — Natural History Museum, London, UK. (CC0).

Status: Least Concern (LC)

UK BAP:

WCA:

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Verification Grade: 1 — Relatively easily identified 👌

Further Information: https://www.ukmoths.org.uk/species/nola-cucullatella/

Statistics

* Based on adult records only.

Records: 552

Individuals: 441

Earliest Year: 1904

Latest Year: 2025

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