Vitacea scepsiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Vitacea |
Species: | V. scepsiformis
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Binomial name | |
Vitacea scepsiformis | |
Synonyms | |
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Vitacea scepsiformis, the lesser grape root borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in North America, from New York south to Florida [3] and west to Texas, [4] Kansas and Missouri. [5]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October.
The larvae feed in the roots of Vitis species.
Vitacea scepsiformis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Sesiidae |
Genus: | Vitacea |
Species: | V. scepsiformis
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Binomial name | |
Vitacea scepsiformis | |
Synonyms | |
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Vitacea scepsiformis, the lesser grape root borer moth, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found in North America, from New York south to Florida [3] and west to Texas, [4] Kansas and Missouri. [5]
The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from July to October.
The larvae feed in the roots of Vitis species.