Sciota rhenella

Sciota rhenella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Sciota
Species: 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 is found in Europe.

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

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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