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Sciota virgatella (Clemens, 1860) - Black-spotted Leafroller Moth

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Pyralidae		Subfamily:
Phycitinae		Tribe:
Phycitini		P3 Number:
80a0291		 MONA Number:
5797.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Beadle and Leckie (2012)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Neunzig (1996)                                                                                 
Genitalia and other 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.
Sciota virgatellaAlamance 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 Hanover 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: Larvae feed primarily on Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), but also feed occasionally on Honey Locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) (Prentice, 1966; Heppner, 2007; Robinson et al., 2010). - View
Wikipedia
See also Habitat Account for Locust Groves and Thickets
Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR S4S5
State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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 Photo Gallery for Sciota virgatella - Black-spotted Leafroller Moth

 123 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.
Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin and Marilyn Westphal. on 2025-09-05
Henderson Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin, Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock on 2025-08-25
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-14
Ashe Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-14
Ashe Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-08-14
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-07-29
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-07-18
Madison Co.
Comment: Specimen was dissected (female).		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-06-08
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Emily Stanley on 2025-05-20
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2025-05-16
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-22
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-08
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-07
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Kevin Bischof on 2024-08-07
Transylvania Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-06
Transylvania Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-08-05
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-03
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-22
Madison Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-07-10
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: John Petranka on 2024-07-10
Watauga Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-27
Yancey Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-27
Yancey Co.
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Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-06-21
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Sciota virgatella
Recorded by: John Petranka and Chuck Smith on 2024-06-19
Watauga Co.
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