Vitula setonella
| Vitula setonella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Vitula[1] |
| Species: | V. setonella |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitula setonella (McDunnough, 1927) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vitula setonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by McDunnough in 1927. It is found in British Columbia, Utah, California and Arizona.[2]
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are whitish gray, more or less dusted with blackish scales on lower half of the wing. The hindwings are semihyaline and whitish. The veins and terminal margin are pale smoky fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Checklist of American Phycitinae
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