Vitula edmandsii

(Packard, 1864)
Dried Fruit Moth

Sort #: 1361 | P3 #: 800239 | MPG #: 6007 | PFG Page #: 144
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Larval substrate: Dried vegetable and animal material, also pollen, honey and immature Hymenoptera in bee colonies
Phenology: Adult: 5/22 to 9/15 (14 records)

Comment: The English name is a misnomer as it does not actually feed on dried fruit

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, uncommon
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 1908
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Middlesex, Essex, Norfolk, Dukes
Number of Records: 18