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Tegeticula mojavella

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Species of moth

Tegeticula mojavella
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera. They feed on developing seeds.

References

  1. TOLweb
Taxon identifiers
Tegeticula mojavella


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