Vitula pinei

Vitula pinei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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 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.

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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.