Vitacea polistiformis

Vitacea polistiformis, the grape root borer, is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is found throughout the midwest of the United States, south to Florida and Texas.^[2][3] It can reduce productivity as much as 47%. Scientists are exploring the possibility of using soil acoustics to locate and combat infestations of pests.^[4] Adults are Batesian mimics of Polistes paper wasps.

Vitacea polistiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sesiidae
Genus:	Vitacea
Species:	V. polistiformis
Binomial name
Vitacea polistiformis (Harris, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
Aegeria polistiformis Harris, 1854 Trichilium polistiformis Fitch, 1856 Sciapteron seminole Neumoegen, 1894 Vitacea polistiformis f. huron Engelhardt, 1946

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