Sciota hostilis
Species of moth
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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).[1]
| Sciota hostilis | |
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| Sciota hostilis specimen - (Stephens, 1834) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Sciota |
| Species: | S. hostilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciota hostilis (Stephens, 1834) | |
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The wingspan is 20–24 mm.[2][3]
