Vitula lugubrella
| Vitula lugubrella | |
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| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Pyralidae | 
| Genus: | Vitula | 
| Species: | V. lugubrella | 
| Binomial name | |
| Vitula lugubrella (Ragonot, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Vitula lugubrella is a species of snout moth in the genus Vitula. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1887. It is found in North America, including California.[1]
There are probably multiple generations per year.
The larvae live within the dried galls of Atrusca wasps which occur on gray oak (Quercus grisea).[2]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Vitula lugubrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 15, 2018.
- ^ Descriptions of the Immature Stages and Biology of Vitula lugubrella (Ragonot) (Pyralidae: Phycitinae)