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Sciota uvinella

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Sciota uvinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Sciota
Species:
S. uvinella
Binomial name
Sciota uvinella
(Ragonot, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Meroptera uvinella Ragonot, 1887
  • Meroptera liquidambarella Dyar, 1904
  • Salebria afflictella Hulst, 1900

Sciota uvinella, the sweetgum leafroller moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Sciota. It was described by Ragonot in 1887. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Jersey to Florida, west to Texas and Kentucky.[1] Adults are on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Liquidambar styraciflua.[2]

Larva found on sweetgum

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