Pococera expandens

Pococera expandens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Pococera
Species:	P. expandens
Binomial name
	Pococera expandens; (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
	Benta expandens Walker, 1863; Tetralopha expandens; Loma nephelotella Hulst, 1888; Tetralopha clemensalis Dyar, 1905;

Pococera expandens, the Striped Oak Webworm Moth or Double-humped Pococera Moth, is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 22 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.^[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus alba. They are gregarious in early instars and tie multiple leaves into a silken nest. These nests are often filled with frass.^[3]

References

^ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

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[1] "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[3] Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America

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