Sciota hostilis

Sciota hostilis is a species of snout moth in the genus Sciota. It was described by Stephens in 1834. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula).[2]

Sciota hostilis
Sciota hostilis specimen - (Stephens, 1834)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Sciota[1]
Species:
S. hostilis
Binomial name
Sciota hostilis
(Stephens, 1834)
Synonyms
  • Phycita hostilis Stephens, 1834
  • Sciota hostilis betuleti Gozmány, 1953

The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[3] Adults are usually rather dull-coloured, dark and obscurely marked. It is a variable species however, and there are forms in which the base of the forewings is red or orange-tinted.[4]

The larvae feed on Populus tremula from between two leaves spun together.[5] The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon.

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. Fauna Europaea
  3. microlepidoptera.nl
  4. Hants Moths
  5. UKmoths


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