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Vitula edmandsii

800239.00 — 6007 — Vitula edmandsii (Packard, 1864) — American Wax Moth

Larval Host(s)

Presumed main host
on Block Island:

Known hosts:
Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Apoidea (Insecta: Hymenoptera)

Remarks

Particularly common at AH thanks presumably to carpenter bees persistently nesting in house sides.

Life History

Recorded on Block Island early June to mid-October with weak seasonal trends in abundance; likely more than one generation a year, but voltinism unclear.

References

  • Species Page at Moth Photographers Group
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Neunzig, H. H., 1990. Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 15.3, p. 85; pl. 3.15-18. order or free PDF
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 26.30m; p. 197. Book Review and ordering
  • Ragonot, E.L., 1887. Diagnoses of North American Phycitidae and Galleriidae. Published by the author, Paris, 1-20. PDF
  • Species Page at BugGuide

    • Adult phenology on Block Island of Vitula edmandsii

    Abundance data late May to early October