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Vitula edmandsii
Dried Fruit Moth, American Wax Moth, Dried-fruit Moth
Vitula edmandsii, commonly known as the Dried Fruit Moth or American Wax Moth, is a snout moth in the family Pyralidae. The species was described by Packard in 1865 and exhibits a transatlantic distribution, occurring in both Europe and North America. It comprises two recognized subspecies: the nominate V. e. edmandsii in Europe and eastern North America, and V. e. serratilineella (beehive honey moth) in western North America. The latter subspecies is sometimes treated as a full species due to ecological and geographic distinctions.