Monobia-quadridens-prey

Guides

• Pococera asperatella

  Maple Webworm Moth

  Pococera asperatella, commonly known as the maple webworm moth, is a pyralid moth native to North America. Adults are characterized by their powdery gray coloration. The species has one generation per year. Larvae feed on foliage of hardwood trees, particularly maple (Acer) and sumac (Rhus) species. The caterpillars are known prey of the four-toothed mason wasp (Monobia quadridens), which paralyzes them to provision its nest cells.

  mothPyralidaeEpipaschiinaeNorth-Americamaplesumachardwood-feederMonobia-quadridens-prey

• Sciota uvinella

  sweetgum leafroller moth

  Sciota uvinella is a small snout moth in the family Pyralidae, commonly known as the sweetgum leafroller moth. The species was described by Ragonot in 1887 and occurs in eastern North America. Its common name derives from the larval habit of rolling or folding leaves of its host plant, sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua). The species is notable as a primary prey item for the four-toothed mason wasp, Monobia quadridens, which paralyzes the caterpillars to provision its nest cells.

  leafrollersweetgumprey-of-mason-waspsnative-herbivorePyralidaePhycitinaeSciotaLepidopteraNorth-Americaforest-mothMonobia-quadridens-prey