Vitacea scepsiformis

Vitacea scepsiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Sesiidae
Genus: Vitacea
Species: V. scepsiformis
Binomial name
Vitacea scepsiformis
(Edwards, 1881)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Sciapteron scepsiformis Edwards, 1881

The Lesser Grape Root Borer Moth (Vitacea scepsiformis) is a moth of the Sesiidae family. 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.

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