Laetilia coccidivora, the scale-feeding snout moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Laetilia.
It was described by John Henry Comstock in 1879.
[2] It is found in the southern United States, including California, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.
[3] The larvae are predatory on Coccidae species.
It uses carminic acid, acquired from its prey, as a defence against its own predators.