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Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767) [Lepidoptera: Crambidae] Phalaena nitidulata Hufnagel, 1767. Berl. Mag. 4 (6): 618. Phalaena stagnata Donovan, 1806. Brit. Ins. 11: 10, pl. 363 fig. 2. Nymphula nitidulata (Hufnagel, 1767).

Leaf-mine: When young, the larva mines mainly the leaves or the stem of Sparganium or Nuphar lutea. It hibernates. Later it lives amongst spun leaves just below the surface of the water. Pupation in a white silk cocoon attached to the foodplant at or just below the water-level (Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium). Larva: Details unknown. Pupa: Details unknown. Hosts in Britain: Nymphaeaceae       Nuphar lutea Yellow Water-lily Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sparganiaceae       Sparganium     Plant, in Pitkin & Plant, 2005 Sparganium     UKMoths Hosts elsewhere: Sparganiaceae       Sparganium     Nederlandse bladmineerders Time of year - mines: Details unknown. Time of year - adults: On the wing during July and August. It flies in the evening and at night, and comes readily to light (UKMoths). Distribution in Britain: Found fairly commonly around lakes, rivers and ponds throughout Britain (UKMoths) including Dorset, East Kent, East Norfolk, Hunts, Monmouth, North Aberdeen, North Essex, South Devon, South Essex, South Hants, South Lancaster, South Wilts, Surrey, West Gloucester, West Suffolk (NBN Gateway distribution map - BRERC, DBRC, GiGL, JNCC, NE, NESBRC and SHWRG) and the Channel Is. (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Also recorded in the Republic of Ireland (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Distribution elsewhere: Widespread in Europe including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Danish mainland, Estonia, Finland, French mainland, Germany, Gibraltar, Italian mainland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Republic of Moldova, Norwegian mainland, Poland, Romania, Russia - Central and North, Sicily, Slovakia, Spanish mainland, Sweden, Switzerland and The Netherlands (Karsholt & van Nieukerken in Fauna Europaea). Parasitoids: Unknown.

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