Lespedeza Webworm Moth

Pococera scortealis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae

North American moths represent about 12,000 types of moths. In comparison, there are about 825 species of North American butterflies. The moths (mostly nocturnal) and butterflies (mostly diurnal) together make up the taxonomic order Lepidoptera.

Distribution

Lespedeza Webworm Moth — (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Judy Gallagher · CC-BY-SA

Loading map…

Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 8

Sources and credits

Photo(c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Judy Gallagher · CC-BY-SA DescriptionList of moths of North America (MONA 5510–6088), Wikipedia contributors

More from the same family

Acallis alticolalis

Acallis alticolalis

Acallis gripalis

Acallis gripalis

Lesser Wax Moth

Achroia grisella

Acrobasis amplexella

Acrobasis amplexella

Hickory Leafstem Borer

Acrobasis angusella

Acrobasis aurorella

Acrobasis aurorella

Birch Tubemaker Moth

Acrobasis betulella

Acrobasis blanchardorum

Acrobasis blanchardorum