Sorghum Webworm Moth Nola cereella (Bosc, [1800])    Synonyms: Hodges #8991.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Nolidae   >   Genus Nola   

Description:

White moth with tawny diffuse PM line and subterminal markings.

Relationships:

Larvae feed on Sorghum and other grasses.

There are 193 records in the project database.

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A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). Photo by Mike Burchett. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (9/14/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/2/2019). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (4/28/2017). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/16/2018). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/15/2018). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (9/7/2016). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Shannon Schade. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/18/2013). Photo by Nancy Magnusson. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/15/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) trinectes, all rights reserved. Photo by Robert Aguilar, SERC. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/19/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/15/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2003). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/22/2004). Photo by Larry Line. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth on Assateague Island (6/23/2013). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (9/28/2014). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/7/2007). Determined by John R. Maxwell/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

A Sorghum Webworm Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/21/2013). Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)(More of this species)

Sorghum Webworm Moth caterpillars feeding on Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) seeds in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/22/2005). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Sara Tangren. (MBP list)

Sorghum Webworm Moth caterpillars feeding on Sugarcane Plumegrass (Erianthus giganteus) seeds in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/22/2005). Photo by Sara Tangren. (MBP list)


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