Species of moth

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[edit]

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.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q7937364
* BOLD: 718671
* BugGuide: 1196625
* CoL: 7FT98
* EoL: 147694
* GBIF: 1875602
* iNaturalist: 478213
* IRMNG: 11012363
* LepIndex: 13799
* MONA: 6009
* NCBI: 1678264

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