Sciota subcaesiella
Species of moth
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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 | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Sciota |
| Species: | S. subcaesiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Sciota subcaesiella (Clemens, 1860) | |
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The larvae feed on Robinia hispida, Robinia pseudoacacia, Robinia viscosa and Robinia nana.[2]