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Five-Spotted Bogus Yucca Moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Prodoxidae
Genus:	Prodoxus
Species:	P. quinquepunctellus
Binomial name
Prodoxus quinquepunctellus (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
Hyponomeuta quinquepunctella Chambers, 1875 Prodoxus quinquepunctella Prodoxus paradoxica Chambers, 1878 Prodoxus decipiens Riley, 1880

Prodoxus quinquepunctellus, commonly referred to as the five-spotted bogus yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found from southern Alberta, Canada, to the Mexican Plateau of northern Mexico. The habitat consists of desert, grassland, openings in pine or deciduous forests and coastal chaparral and dunes.

Discovered in 1875 by American entomologist V.T. Chambers, the five-spotted bogus yucca moth was given the genus Prodoxus to differentiate it from Tegeticula yuccasella, also known as the yucca moth. They were initially thought to be the same species, but were later differentiated due to behavioral and physical distinctions.

The five-spotted bogus yucca moth is currently classified as endangered by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada in April 2006. The status of the moth was reassessed in May 2013, but no changes were made.

The wingspan of the moth is roughly 12–23 mm.

References

1. "Species at risk registry". species-registry.canada.ca. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
2. TOLweb

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