Nola cereella

Nola cereella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Nolidae
Genus:	Nola
Species:	N. cereella
Binomial name
	Nola cereella; (Bosc, [1800])
Synonyms
	Nola sorghiella; Nola portoricensis; Celama sorghiella;

Nola cereella, the sorghum webworm, is a moth of the family Nolidae. It is kin to the Noctuidae, also called Tuft moth due to the presence of its tufted scales.^[1] The species was first described by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1800. It is found in the southeastern parts of the United States, from Texas to Florida, and north to New York. From North America its range extends southward through Puerto Rico and Suriname down to Argentina.

The wingspan is 12–18 mm. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Sorghum vulgare.

References

^ Alloway, Lee (2022). A Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Culpeper County and Northern Virginia. Culpeper, Virginia: Ancient Eagle Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-9971923-2-2.

External links

McLeod, Robin (March 4, 2013). "Species Nola cereella - Sorghum Webworm Moth - Hodges#8991". BugGuide. Retrieved August 6, 2020.

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[1] Alloway, Lee (2022). A Guide to Butterflies and Moths of Culpeper County and Northern Virginia. Culpeper, Virginia: Ancient Eagle Press. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-9971923-2-2.

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