Nola cereella

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

The Sorghum Webworm (Nola cereella) is a moth of the Nolidae family. It is found in North America, specifically 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 Surinam 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.

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