Vitula edmandsii
| Vitula edmandsii | |
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| Vitula edmandsii serratilineella | |
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| Vitula edmandsii serratilineella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Vitula[1] |
| Species: | V. edmandsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Vitula edmandsii (Packard, 1865) | |
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The American Wax Moth, Dried-fruit Moth or Dried Fruit Moth (Vitula edmandsii) is a species of snout moths in the genus Vitula. It was described by Packard in 1865. It is found in Germany, Denmark and Fennoscandia,[2] as well Great Britain[3] and eastern North America. The Beehive Honey Moth (ssp. serratilineella), which is found in western North America, is either treated as a full species or as a subspecies of Vitula edmandsii.[4]
The wingspan is 20–25 mm.[5] Adults have a distinctive blue-grey ground colour, with a slight rosy suffusion with blackish markings.
The larvae of subspecies serratilineella are a pest of stored raisins, prunes, dried apple and other dried fruit product. Larvae of ssp. edmandsii invade beehives but are not known to be a true pest of stored-products. The species overwinters in the larval stage.[6]
Subspecies
- Vitula edmandsii edmandsii -Dried Fruit Moth (Europe, eastern North America)
- Vitula edmandsii serratilineella (Ragonot, 1887) -Beehive Honey Moth (British Columbia, Washington, Utah, California, Arizona, Texas)
Gallery
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Vitula edmandsii serratilineella
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Illustration of adult of Vitula edmandsii edmandsii
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Illustration of larva of Vitula edmandsii edmandsii
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Illustration of pupa of Vitula edmandsii edmandsii
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Hants Moths
- ↑ Vitula edmandsii serratilineella at mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ UKmoths
- ↑ Bug Guide