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''Vitula edmandsii'', the American wax moth, dried-fruit moth or dried fruit moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus ''Vitula''. It was described by Packard in 1865. It is found in Germany, Denmark and Fennoscandia,〔(Fauna Europaea )〕 as well Great Britain〔(Hants Moths )〕 and eastern North America. The beehive honey moth (ssp. ''serratilineella''), which is found in western North America, is either treated as a full species or as a subspecies of ''Vitula edmandsii''.〔(''Vitula edmandsii serratilineella'' at mothphotographersgroup )〕 The wingspan is 20–25 mm.〔(UKmoths )〕 Adults have a distinctive blue-grey ground colour, with a slight rosy suffusion with blackish markings. The larvae of subspecies ''serratilineella'' are a pest of stored raisins, prunes, dried apple and other dried fruit product. Larvae of ssp. ''edmandsii'' invade beehives but are not known to be a true pest of stored-products. The species overwinters in the larval stage.〔(Bug Guide )〕 ==Subspecies== *''Vitula edmandsii edmandsii'' -dried fruit moth (Europe, eastern North America) *''Vitula edmandsii serratilineella'' (Ragonot, 1887) -beehive honey moth (British Columbia, Washington, Utah, California, Arizona, Texas) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Vitula edmandsii」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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