Sciota virgatella, the black-spotted leafroller moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Sciota. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.[1]
Sciota virgatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Sciota |
Species: | S. virgatella
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Binomial name | |
Sciota virgatella (Clemens, 1860)
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The wingspan is reported to be 22–26 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from February to September.
References
edit- ^ "800368 – 5797 – Sciota virgatella – Black-spotted Leafroller Moth – (Clemens, 1860)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
- ^ "Species Sciota virgatella - Black-spotted Leafroller - Hodges#5797". Bug Guide. Retrieved November 5, 2017.