Biology:Vitula laura

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Short description: Species of moth

Vitula laura
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Vitula
Species:
V. laura
Binomial name
Vitula laura
(Dyar, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Euzophera laura Dyar, 1919

Vitula laura is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1919. It is found in Guatemala.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are dark purplish gray and the costal area is white. The hindwings are glossy smoky brown, but the veins and terminal margin are darker.[1]

References

  1. Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 207: 316–329. https://archive.org/details/bulletinunited2071956unit/page/n1.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q7937362 entry