Biology:Vitula broweri
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Short description: Species of moth
| Vitula broweri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Vitula |
| Species: | V. broweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Vitula broweri (Heinrich, 1956)
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Vitula broweri, or Brower's vitula moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by Carl Heinrich in 1956. It is found in much of North America, including British Columbia, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts , Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Tennessee , West Virginia and Wisconsin.[1]
The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are pale brownish fuscous with a white-powdered area. The hindwings are pale fuscous and the veins and terminal margin are slightly darker.[2]
References
- ↑ "800246.00 – 6011 – Vitula broweri – Brower's Vitula Moth – (Heinrich, 1956)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=6011. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ↑ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 207: 316–329. https://archive.org/details/bulletinunited2071956unit/page/n1.
Wikidata ☰ Q7937355 entry
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