Sciota rhenella

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.

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

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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