Vitula setonella

Vitula setonella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Vitula[1]
Species:	V. setonella
Binomial name
	Vitula setonella; (McDunnough, 1927)
Synonyms
	Moodna setonella McDunnough, 1927; Manhatta setonella;

Vitula setonella is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1927. It is found in British Columbia, Utah, California and Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are whitish gray, more or less dusted with blackish scales on the lower half of the wing. The hindwings are semihyaline and whitish. The veins and terminal margin are pale smoky fuscous.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
"800247.00 – 6010 – Vitula setonella – (McDunnough, 1927)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.

[2] "800247.00 – 6010 – Vitula setonella – (McDunnough, 1927)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.

[3] Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.