Vitacea
Encyclopedia
Vitacea is a genus of moth
s in the Sesiidae
family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the Sesiidae
Sesiidae
The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are family of the Lepidoptera in which the wings partially have hardly any of the normal lepidopteran scales, leaving them transparent. The bodies are generally striped with yellow, red or white, sometimes very brightly, and they have simple antennae...
family.
Species
- Vitacea cupressi (Edwards, 1881)
- Vitacea polistiformisVitacea polistiformisThe Grape Root Borer is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found throughout the midwest of the United States, south to Florida and Texas. It is the most serious threat to grapes in Florida....
(Harris, 1854) - Vitacea scepsiformisVitacea scepsiformisThe Lesser Grape Root Borer Moth is a moth of the Sesiidae family. It is found in North America, from New York south to Florida and west to Texas, Kansas and Missouri....
(Edwards, 1881) - Vitacea admiranda (Edwards, 1882)