Sciota rhenella

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Sciota rhenella
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S. rhenella
Binomial name
Sciota rhenella
(Zincken, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Phycis rhenella Zincken, 1818
  • Nephopteryx rhenella
  • Nephopteryx rhenella var. laetifica Ragonot, 1893

Sciota rhenella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1818 and is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The moth flies in one generation from May to August [1].

The caterpillars feed on poplar.

Notes

  1. ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and The Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.

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