Sciota adelphella is a moth of the family Pyralidae. It was described by Josef Emanuel Fischer von Röslerstamm in 1836 and is found in Europe.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Sciota |
| Species: | S. adelphella
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| Sciota adelphella (Fischer von Röslerstamm, 1836)
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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.
Notes
edit- ^ The flight season refers to Belgium and the Netherlands. This may vary in other parts of the range.
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