Nycteola mauritia is a species of moth in the family Nolidae. It occurs only on some islands in the Indian Ocean, as Madagascar, Seychelles (Mahé, Praslin), Mauritius and Réunion.
| Nycteola mauritia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nolidae |
| Genus: | Nycteola |
| Species: | Nycteola mauritia |
| Binomial name | |
| N. mauritia (de Joannis, 1906)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Their larvae feed on Myrtaceae species, like Syzygium cumini.,[2] guava (Psidium pomiferum)[3] and Eucalyptus robusta.
| Taxon identifiers |
|---|