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Species Vitula aegerella - Hodges#6009.1

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)
Subfamily Phycitinae
Tribe Phycitini
No Taxon (Ephestia Series)
Genus Vitula
Species aegerella (Vitula aegerella - Hodges#6009.1)

Hodges Number

6009.1

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Vitula aegerella Neunzig, 1990 (1)

Identification

Range

Southern California and Arizona.

Season

Adults appear to be most common in May, August to December. (2), (3)

Print References

Neunzig, H.H. 1990. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p. 89; plate 3, figs. 27-29. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3: Pyraloidea: Pyralidae (Part), Phycitinae (Part)
H H Neunzig. 1990. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 13 June, 2013 - 9:31am
Last updated 20 May, 2014 - 9:40pm

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