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Prodoxus sonorensis

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Species of moth

Prodoxus sonorensis
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. Pellmyr, O, 2006: Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology 31: 1-20.
Taxon identifiers
Prodoxus sonorensis


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