Tegeticula yuccasella, the yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. The species was first described by Charles Valentine Riley in 1872.[1] It can be found in North America from Texas to southern Canada.
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| "Characters of Pronuba yuccasella", 1892 drawing | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Tegeticula |
| Species: | T. yuccasella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley, 1872) | |
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The larvae feed on Yucca filamentosa, Yucca smalliana, Yucca flaccida, Yucca glauca, Yucca arkansana, Yucca constricta, Yucca rupicola, Yucca pallida, Yucca reverchoni and Yucca aloifolia.
References
edit- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed. (September 29, 2013). "Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley, 1873)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ↑ Pellmyr, Olle "Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley)". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links
edit- Perry, J. & Schmidt, B. C. "Species Details Tegeticula yuccasella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- Pellmyr, Olle "Keys to species of the Tegeticula yuccasella complex". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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