Moths of North Carolina

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Sciota vetustella (Dyar, 1904) - Belted Leafroller Moth

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Pyraloidea

Family:
Pyralidae

Subfamily:
Phycitinae

Tribe:
Phycitini

P3 Number:
80a0288

MONA Number:
5794.00

Identification

Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)

Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Technical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)

Structural photos

Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.

Distribution in North Carolina

Distribution:

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.


Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats:

Larval Host Plants: The hosts are poorly documented. American Basswood (Tilia americana) is reported as a commonly used host (Prentice, 1966), but Heppner (2007) lists this species as using false-indigo (Amorpha). Research is needed to determine the hosts used in North Carolina. - View

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status:

Natural Heritage Program Ranks:

State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.

Comments:

Photo Gallery for Sciota vetustella - Belted Leafroller Moth

Photos: 28

	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-03 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-09-03 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-08-14 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06 Transylvania Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Simpson Eason on 2024-07-11 Durham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-24 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-20 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-05-05 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-04-27 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2023-05-25 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, L. M. Carlson on 2022-06-20 Caswell Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2022-05-03 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2021-06-27 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-28 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-08-28 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Vin Stanton on 2020-07-11 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Gary Maness on 2020-06-01 Guilford Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2020-05-16 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-14 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David L. Heavner on 2019-08-14 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-30 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-05-30 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-09 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2019-04-09 Madison Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2018-08-08 Yancey Co. Comment:		Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18 Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger, P. Scharf on 2015-06-18 Avery Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Darryl Willis on 2013-05-25 Cabarrus Co. Comment: