Vitula lugubrella

Vitula lugubrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Vitula
Species:
V. lugubrella
Binomial name
Vitula lugubrella
(Ragonot, 1887)
Synonyms
  • Hornigia lugubrella Ragonot 1887
  • Moodna lugubrella

Vitula lugubrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is found in North America, including California.[1]

There are probably multiple generations per year.

The larvae live within the dried galls of Atrusca wasps which occur on gray oak (Quercus grisea).[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Vitula lugubrella​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
  2. ^ Descriptions of the Immature Stages and Biology of Vitula lugubrella (Ragonot) (Pyralidae: Phycitinae)


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