Prodoxus californicus
Appearance
Prodoxus californicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Prodoxus |
Species: | P. californicus
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Binomial name | |
Prodoxus californicus Pellmyr, 2005
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Prodoxus californicus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found along the coast of southern California, United States.
The wingspan is 7.2-10.9 mm for males and 13.1-13.6 mm for females.[1] Adults are on wing in April.
The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera.
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- ^ Pellmyr, O, 2006: Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology 31: 1-20.