| Tegeticula mojavella | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Tegeticula |
| Species: | T. mojavella
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| Binomial name | |
| Tegeticula mojavella Pellmyr, 1999
| |
Tegeticula mojavella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert, from southern Nevada and California south to the Mexican border. The habitat consists of bajadas and lower slopes of open desert.
Its wingspan is 19–24.5 mm. [1]
The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera. They feed on developing seeds.
References
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| Tegeticula mojavella | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Tegeticula |
| Species: | T. mojavella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tegeticula mojavella Pellmyr, 1999
| |
Tegeticula mojavella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert, from southern Nevada and California south to the Mexican border. The habitat consists of bajadas and lower slopes of open desert.
Its wingspan is 19–24.5 mm. [1]
The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera. They feed on developing seeds.
References
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| This article relating to the superfamily Adeloidea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |