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Sciota adelphella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Scientific name
  
Sciota adelphella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sciota

Rank
  
Species

Sciota adelphella

Similar
  
Sciota rhenella, Pyla fusca, Ortholepis betulae, Assara terebrella, Nephopterix angustella

Sciota adelphella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm. The moth flies in one generation from mid June to August [1].

The caterpillars feed on Populus alba, Salix alba and Salix repens.

References

Sciota adelphella Wikipedia