Sciota subcaesiella

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.

Sciota subcaesiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Sciota
Species:
S. subcaesiella
Binomial name
Sciota subcaesiella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia subcaesiella Clemens, 1860
  • Nephopterix subcaesiella
  • Nephopterix contatella Grote, 1880

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. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
  2. Systematics of immature phycitines (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Retrieved 2011-10-07 – via Google Books.


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