Locust Leafroller

Sciota subcaesiella

''Sciota subcaesiella'', the locust leafroller moth, is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae.
Locust Leafroller Moth - Sciota subcaesiella Total length: ~10 mm. Mottled gray forewings are tinted with purplish brown. Black median band is zigzagged.

Habitat: Attracted to a light at night in a rural area. Geotagged,Locust Leafroller Moth,Sciota subcaesiella,Summer,United States,moth,sciota,sciota subcaesiella

Distribution

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.
Locust Leafroller Moth - Sciota subcaesiella Total length: ~12 mm. Mottled gray forewings are tinted with brown. Black median band is edged with white. Host: Black locust. Status: Common

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light at night in a semi-rural area.

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Food

The larvae feed on ''Robinia hispida'', ''Robinia pseudoacacia'', ''Robinia viscosa'' and ''Robinia nana''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyPyralidae
GenusSciota
SpeciesS. subcaesiella