About Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763)
Scientific name: Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763). Technical description and variation. This species has a wingspan of 18 to 22 millimeters, and forewings that measure 13 to 15 millimeters in length. The forewing is triangular with a rectangular apex and a curved termen; veins 7, 8, and 9 are stalked. The forewing is straw yellow, and deepens in color towards the terminal edge. It bears a black-brown reniform stigma that contains two black dots. The inner and outer lines are brownish and obscure; the outer line is sinuous, curving outward around the cell. The hindwing is luteous, meaning mud colored, with a yellow tinge, and is darker along the terminal edge.
