''Sciota marmorata'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Sciota''. It was described by

Sergei Alphéraky Sergei Nikolaevich Alphéraky (1850–1918) (sometimes Alphéraki or Alferaki) was a Russian ornithologist and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. Sergei Alphéraky was born into the noble Greek family of Alferakis and was the brother o ...

in 1877. It is found in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

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and

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. The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''

Caragana arborescens ''Caragana arborescens'', the Siberian peashrub, Siberian pea-tree, or caragana, is a species of legume native to Siberia and parts of China (Heilongjiang, Xinjiang) and neighboring Mongolia and Kazakhstan. It was taken to the United States by ...

'' and ''

Robinia pseudoacacia ''Robinia pseudoacacia'', commonly known in its native territory as black locust, is a medium-sized hardwood deciduous tree, belonging to the tribe Robinieae of the legume family Fabaceae. It is endemic to a few small areas of the United States, ...

''.Sciota Marmorata – Новый Вид Узкококрылых Огневок (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Phycitidae) Для Фауны Дальнего Востока России
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Lepiforum.de
Moths described in 1877 Phycitini Moths of Europe Taxa named by Sergei Alphéraky {{Phycitini-stub