Vitula pinei | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Vitula |
Species: | V. pinei
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Binomial name | |
Vitula pinei
Heinrich, 1956
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Vitula pinei is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. It is found in the US states of California, Arizona, Texas [1] and Utah.
The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are white, finely dusted with fuscous. The hindwings are whitish and semi hyaline with a smoky line along the termen and some smoky shading on the veins. [2]
They feed on the cones Pinus species.
Vitula pinei | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Vitula |
Species: | V. pinei
|
Binomial name | |
Vitula pinei
Heinrich, 1956
|
Vitula pinei is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. It is found in the US states of California, Arizona, Texas [1] and Utah.
The wingspan is 19–21 mm. The forewings are white, finely dusted with fuscous. The hindwings are whitish and semi hyaline with a smoky line along the termen and some smoky shading on the veins. [2]
They feed on the cones Pinus species.