Prodoxus mapimiensis

Prodoxus mapimiensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species:
P. mapimiensis
Binomial name
Prodoxus mapimiensis
Pellmyr & Balcazar-Lara, 2005

Prodoxus mapimiensis is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert, from Saltillo-Torre north to the Big Bend region of western Texas, United States.

The wingspan is 7.3–10.9 millimetres (0.29–0.43 in) for males and 8.8–12 millimetres (0.35–0.47 in) for females.[1]

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


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