Moths of North Carolina
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Sciota subfuscella (Ragonot, 1887) - Striped Sumac Leafroller Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0294		 MONA Number:
5789.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Sciota subfuscellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: Sciota subfuscella appears to specialize on sumacs (Prentice 1966; Heppner, 2007; Robinson et al., 2010). Beadle and Leckie (2012) also list Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), which needs to be verified with additional observations. Sumac species that are used include Winged Sumac (Rhus copallinum) and Staghorn Sumac (R. typhina). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for General Sumac Thickets and Poison Ivy Tangles
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S2S3
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 Photo Gallery for Sciota subfuscella - Striped Sumac Leafroller Moth

Photos: 12
Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-11
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: Dean Furbish and Joy Wiggins on 2025-09-11
Wake Co.
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Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-08-10
Richmond Co.
Comment: An adult that was reared from sumac. 		Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-08-10
Richmond Co.
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Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
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Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Rob Van Epps, Kevin Metcalf on 2025-07-20
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: David George, Patrick Coin on 2025-06-29
Moore Co.
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Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Sciota subfuscella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24
Richmond Co.
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