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
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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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