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Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

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Higher taxa: Crambidae (family)/  Spilomelinae (subfamily)/  Nomophilini (tribe)/  Nomophila (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
Citation:T.[inea] Noctuella
Original genus:Tinea
Publication:Denis M. & Schiffermüller I. 1775. Ankündung [sic] eines systematischen Werkes der Schmetterlinge der Wienergegend herausgegeben von einigen Lehrern am k. k. Theresianum.
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Pagination:136
URL:https://reader.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/fs1/object/display/bsb10231282_00146.html
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Nomophila noctuella (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) unknown Types destroyed (see W. Horn & I. Kahle 1933–1937: 243). Austria Austria, near Vienna. Horn W. & Kahle I. 1935–1937. Über entomologische Sammlungen, Entomologen & Entomo-Museologie. page 136
Distribution note:

Mainly in the Old World, but not cosmopolitan (D. Martiré & J. Rochat 2008: 253); Australasian: Hawaii; Oriental: India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan; Palaearctic: Afghanistan, Algeria, China, Egypt (Sinai), Europe, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Nepal, Tunisia, Turkey.

Martiré D. & Rochat J. 2008. Les papillons de La Réunion et leurs chenilles.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Algeria Hoggar and Tassili Rothschild W. 1915a. On the Lepidoptera collected in 1913–1914 by Herr Geyr von Schweppenburg on a journey to the Hoggar Mountains (Sahara). page 400
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Angola Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Bahrain Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Botswana Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 74
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Boavista Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 501
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Cabo Verde Brava Aurivillius C. 1910b. Schmetterlinge gesammelt in Westafrika von Leonardo Fea in den Jahren 1897–1902. page 501
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Chad Tibesti Herbulot C. & Viette P. 1952. Mission de l'Office National Antiacridien au Tibesti-Tchad (1949). Lépidoptères Hétérocères. page 78
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Comoros Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 177
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Djibouti Shaffer M. 1977. Pyralidae. – In: Rougeot P. C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1973–1975. Fascicule 1. page 22
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Ethiopia Amsel H. G. 1963. Kleinschmetterlinge aus Äthiopien. page 3
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Gambia Druce H. 1887. Lepidoptera Heterocera. – In: Moloney A. C., Sketch of the forestry of West Africa with particular reference to its present principal commercial products. page 506 (as hybridalis)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Kenya Hampson G. F. 1916a. On moths from Somaliland. – In: Poulton E. B., On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. page 174
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Lesotho Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 184
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Malawi Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mauritania Ghesquière J. 1942a. Lépidoptères Microlépidoptères (deuxième partie). page 178
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mauritius Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 182
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Mozambique Joannis J. de 1927. Pyralidae d'Afrique australe, principalement du district de Lourenço-Marques. page 252
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Namibia Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Niger Rothschild W. 1921b. On the Lepidoptera collected by Capt. A. Buchanan in Northern Nigeria and the Southern Sahara in 1919–1920. Geometridae. page 228
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Oman Pelham-Clinton E. C. 1977. Pyralidae from Oman: specimens in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh. page 177
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Réunion Viette P. 1957d. Lépidoptères (excepté les Tordeuses et les Géométrides). – In: La Faune entomologique de l'Ile de la Réunion. I. page 182
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Saudi Arabia Wiltshire E. P. 1952a. Lepidoptera recently taken in Arabia. page 173
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Senegal Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Seychelles Silhouette Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 51
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Seychelles Assomption Fryer J. C. F. 1912. The Lepidoptera of Seychelles and Aldabra, exclusive of the Orneodidae and Pterophoridae and of the Tortricina and Tineina. page 27
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Seychelles Mahé Legrand H. 1966. Lépidoptères des îles Seychelles et d'Aldabra. page 110
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Seychelles Sainte-Anne Gerlach J. & Matyot P. 2006. Lepidoptera of the Seychelles islands. page 51
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Western Cape Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 74
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Gauteng Hampson G. F. 1898c. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 163
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Butler A. G. 1875b. On a collection of Lepidoptera from southern Africa, with descriptions of new genera and species. page 416 (as hybridalis)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Free State Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 74
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Northern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa North-West Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Limpopo Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Mpumalanga Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Eastern Cape Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 132 (map)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) South Africa Zeller P. C. 1852b. Lepidoptera Microptera, quae J. A. Wahlberg in Caffrorum terra collegit. page 51 (as hybridalis)
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Sudan Warren W. & Rothschild W. 1905. Lepidoptera from the Sudan. page 29
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Tanzania Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) United Arab Emirates Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 554
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Western Sahara Rungs Ch. 1992. Premier aperçu sur la faune des lépidoptères du Sahara occidental. page 359
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Yemen Walsingham Thomas de Grey & Hampson G. F. 1896. On moths collected at Aden and in Somaliland. page 275
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Zimbabwe Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 186
Plant note:

Description of the larva and information on the biology in Farahpour-Haghani & Jalaeian (2023).

Farahpour-Haghani A. & Jalaeian M. 2023. Comparative life stages and behavioral characteristics of two Spilomelinae moths with overlapping feeding periods on Azolla spp., in the northern Iran.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Azolla sp. Salviniaceae India Farahpour-Haghani A. & Jalaeian M. 2023. Comparative life stages and behavioral characteristics of two Spilomelinae moths with overlapping feeding periods on Azolla spp., in the northern Iran. page 102
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Medicago sp. Fabaceae Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 557
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Polygonum aviculare Polygonaceae Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 557
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Polygonum sp. Polygonaceae Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 184
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Stenotaphrum dimidiatum Poaceae Réunion Guillermet C. 2009a. Les Hétérocères, ou papillons de nuit, de l'île de La Réunion. Volume 3. Familles des Pyralidae et Crambidae. page 412
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Trifolium sp. Fabaceae Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 184
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Triticum sp. Poaceae Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 557
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Undefined Grasses Undefined Munroe E. G. 1973. A supposedly cosmopolitan insect: the celery webworm and allies, genus Nomophila Hübner (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae). page 184
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Undefined polyphagous Undefined Madagascar Paulian R. & Viette P. 1956. Essai d'un catalogue biologique des Lépidoptères Hétérocères de Tananarive. page 184
Nomophila noctuella (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Zea mays Poaceae Asselbergs J. E. F. 2008. Order Lepidoptera, superfamily Pyraloidea. – In: van Harten, A. (ed.) Arthropod fauna of the UAE Volume I. page 557
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Nomophila hybridalis (Hübner, 1796) (Hübner, 1796) species Synonym Pyralis hybridalis
Nomophila incertalis Hübner, 1825 Hübner, 1825 species Synonym Nomophila incertalis
Nomophila noctualis Hampson, 1898 Hampson, 1898 species Misapplied Nomophila noctualis