Semioscopis strigulana

Semioscopis strigulana is a species of moth of the family Depressariidae. It is found in most of Europe (except most of the Balkan Peninsula, the Iberian Peninsula, Great Britain, Ireland, the Benelux and Denmark) east to the eastern parts of the Palearctic ecozone.[1]

Semioscopis strigulana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Depressariidae
Genus:
Semioscopis
Species:
S. strigulana
Binomial name
Semioscopis strigulana
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Tortrix strigulana Fabricius, 1787
  • Tinea atomella Hübner, 1796 (preocc.)
  • Chimabache consimilella Hübner, [1825]

The wingspan is 26–32 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Populus tremula.[3]

References
  1. "Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org.
  2. "Semioscopis strigulana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Depressariidae)". www2.nrm.se.
  3. "Semioscopis at funet". Archived from the original on April 17, 2012.


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