About Vitula serratilineella Ragonot, 1887
Vitula edmandsii, commonly known as the American wax moth, dried-fruit moth, or dried fruit moth, is a species of snout moth belonging to the genus Vitula. It shares the common name dried fruit moth with another moth species, Cadra calidella. This species was first described by Packard in 1865. It can be found in Germany, Denmark, Fennoscandia, Great Britain, and eastern North America. The beehive honey moth, the subspecies serratilineella, occurs in western North America. This taxon is treated either as a full species, Vitula serratilineella Ragonot, 1887, or as a subspecies of Vitula edmandsii. The wingspan of Vitula edmandsii ranges from 20 to 25 mm.
