Biology:Sciota subcaesiella

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Short description: Species of moth

Sciota subcaesiella
Locust Leafroller Moth.jpg
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S. subcaesiella
Binomial name
Sciota subcaesiella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia subcaesiella Clemens, 1860
  • Nephopterix subcaesiella
  • Nephopterix contatella Grote, 1880

Sciota subcaesiella, the locust leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in North America, including Maryland, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Iowa,[1] North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Massachusetts , Pennsylvania, the District of Columbia, Virginia, Tennessee , Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Nova Scotia and Ontario.

The larvae feed on Robinia hispida, Robinia pseudoacacia, Robinia viscosa and Robinia nana.[2]

References

  1. Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 4 June 2010 - 11:11am (2010-06-04). "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/405195. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 
  2. Neunzig, H. H. (1979). Systematics of immature phycitines (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). https://books.google.com/books?id=O_zLgD24g54C&pg=PA39. Retrieved 2011-10-07. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7433992 entry