Vitula setonella
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Vitula |
Species: | V. setonella
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Binomial name | |
Vitula setonella (McDunnough, 1927)
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Vitula setonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1927. It is found in British Columbia, Utah, California and Arizona.[1]
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are whitish gray, more or less dusted with blackish scales on the lower half of the wing. The hindwings are semihyaline and whitish. The veins and terminal margin are pale smoky fuscous.[2]
References
- ^ "800247.00 – 6010 – Vitula setonella – (McDunnough, 1927)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.