Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sciota | |
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Similar Eulogia ochrifrontella, Aglossa cuprina, Pococera, Zale undularis, Dasylophia anguina | ||
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, 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.
References
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