Prodoxus sonorensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Prodoxus |
Species: | P. sonorensis |
Binomial name | |
Prodoxus sonorensis Pellmyr & Balcazar-Lara, 2005 |
Prodoxus sonorensis is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in south-eastern Arizona, United States, and south into northern Sonora, Mexico.
The wingspan is 8.9-12.8 mm for males and 10.9-15.6 mm for females. Adults are on wing from late June to mid August.
The larvae feed on Yucca schottii.
References
- Pellmyr, O, 2006: Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology 31: 1-20.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Prodoxus sonorensis |
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