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Vitula broweri

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Vitula

Vitula broweri

Similar
  
Euzophera semifuneralis, Vitula edmandsii, Euzophera, Acrobasis, Phycitinae

Vitula broweri, Brower's Vitula moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by 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.

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.

References

Vitula broweri Wikipedia