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Species Sciota uvinella - Sweetgum Leafroller - Hodges#5802

Representative Images

Sweetgum Leafroller - Hodges#5802 - Sciota uvinella Sweetgum Leafroller Moth - Hodges #5802 - Sciota uvinella Brown and white moth - Sciota uvinella Sweetgum Leafroller - Sciota uvinella Sciota uvinella Sciota uvinella Florida Moth - Sciota uvinella Sweetgum Leafroller - Hodges#5802 - Sciota uvinella
Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Nephopteryx Series)
No Taxon (Sciota Group)
Genus Sciota
Species uvinella (Sweetgum Leafroller - Hodges#5802)

Hodges Number

5802

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

described in 1887 by Ragonot, who originally placed it in genus Meroptera
Nephopterix uvinella

Identification

Adult: forewing a mix of pale gray, dull reddish-brown, and dark gray to blackish bands; double dark discal spot in median area; terminal line a series of dark dashes; fringe pale gray; hindwing light brownish-gray with pale gray fringe

Range

eastern United States: New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and at least Kentucky

Season

adults fly from April to September

Food

larvae feed on Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

See Also

several other species in subfamily Phyctinae are similar but have slightly different forewing patterns (compare images of numerous species by Jim Vargo at MPG)

Internet References

live adult images and common name reference (Bob Patterson, Maryland, Moth Photographers Group)
live and pinned adult images by various photographers (Moth Photographers Group)
larval foodplant (North Carolina State U.)
presence in Texas; list (James Gillaspy, U. of Texas)
presence in Texas; list of 8 specimen records with dates, locations, and county map (Jeffrey Marcus, Western Kentucky U.)
author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 16 November, 2008 - 8:22pm
Additional contributions by Tony-2, ceiseman
Last updated 3 February, 2019 - 7:08am

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