Sciota (moth)
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Sciota is a genus of snout moths. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1888.
Sciota species
Pyralidae
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The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in
Sciota uvinella, larva found on sweetgum
SEM microphoto of the head of a snout moth – note the "snout" (labial palps) extending to the upper left above the proboscis
Specimens described by George Hampson in 1899, including some problematic genera.