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.
Tegeticula yuccasella | |
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"Characters of Pronuba yuccasella", 1892 drawing | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Tegeticula |
Species: | T. yuccasella
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Binomial name | |
Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley, 1872)
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Synonyms | |
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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.