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)[1]
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]

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