Prodoxus y-inversus

Prodoxus y-inversus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species:
P. y-inversus
Binomial name
Prodoxus y-inversus
Riley, 1892
Synonyms
  • Prodoxus y-inversum

Prodoxus y-inversus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in south-western New Mexico, south-eastern Arizona and southern Nevada. The habitat consists of shrubby desert and open forests.

The wingspan is 11–16 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from April to May.[2]

The larvae feed on Yucca baccata and Yucca schottii.

References

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


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