Vitula pinei

Vitula pinei
Scientific classification
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 Heinrich in 1956. It is found in 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 semihyaline with a smoky line along the termen and some smoky shading on the veins.[2]

They feed on the cones Pinus species.

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