Seq # 490660030

Sciota rhenella (Zincken, 1818) Species

Last modified: April 19, 2024, 12:41 p.m.


A fairly common species in Belgium, especially in the northern part.


Details

Classification
Family: Pyralidae > Subfamily: Phycitinae > Tribus: Phycitini > Genus: Sciota > Species: Sciota rhenella
Vernacular names
Oranje bandlichtmot (NL), New Poplar Knot-horn (EN), Phycide du peuplier (FR), Orangeband-Schmalzünsler (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1844. Énumération des insectes Lépidoptères de la Belgique. — Mémoires de la Société royale des Sciences de Liége 2: 1–35. On page 23 (as Phycis rhenella Tr.). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens


Specimens in nature


Bionomics

The larva lives between spun leaves on the food plant. The pupa hibernates. The adults are active during the night and later come to light.

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Flight periods

The adults fly from May towards August.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Populus alba and Populus tremula
Host plant (genera):
Populus

The larva lives on Populus.

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