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Mesepiola

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Mesepiola specca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Mesepiola
Davis, 1967
Species:
M. specca
Binomial name
Mesepiola specca
Davis, 1967

Mesepiola specca is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in desert and chaparral habitats in southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.

The wingspan is 8–12 mm.[1] Adults feed on flower nectar of the larval host plants.

The larvae feed on Nolina and Dasylirion species.

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