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 Carl Heinrich in 1956. It is found in the US states of 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.

References[]

^ "800242.00 – 6009 – Vitula pinei – Heinrich, 1956". 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.

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[1] "800242.00 – 6009 – Vitula pinei – Heinrich, 1956". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[2] Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.

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