Yucca Moth
Yucca moth may refer to: *Prodoxidae moth family **''Parategeticula'' moths **''Tegeticula'' moths ***''Tegeticula yuccasella ''Tegeticula yuccasella'', the yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. The species was first described by Charles Valentine Riley in 1872. It can be found in North America from Texas to southern Canada. The wingspan is 18–27 mm.P ...

Prodoxidae
The Prodoxidae are a family of moths, generally small in size and nondescript in appearance. They include species of moderate pest status, such as the Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionary interest, such as various species of "yucca moths". Description and affinities Prodoxidae are a family of primitive monotrysian Lepidoptera. Some of these small-to-medium-sized moths are day flying, like ''Lampronia capitella'', known to European gardeners as the currant shoot borer. Others occur in Africa and Asia. The other common genera are generally confined to dry areas of the United States. ''Tetragma gei'' feeds on mountain avens (''Geum triflorum'') in the US. ''Greya politella'' lay eggs in the flowers of Saxifragaceae there. ''Prodoxoides asymmetra'' occurs in Chile and Argentina, but all other prodoxid moth genera have a northern distribution. The enigmatic genus ''Tridentaforma'' is sometimes placed here and assumed to be c ...
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Parategeticula
''Parategeticula'' is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae The Prodoxidae are a family of moths, generally small in size and nondescript in appearance. They include species of moderate pest status, such as the Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionar ..., one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various '' Yucca'' species. Species * '' Parategeticula ecdysiastica'' * '' Parategeticula elephantipella'' * '' Parategeticula martella'' * '' Parategeticula pollenifera'' * '' Parategeticula tzoyatlella'' ReferencesParategeticula at tolweb Prodoxidae Adeloidea genera {{Incurvarioidea-stub ...
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Tegeticula
''Tegeticula'' is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae The Prodoxidae are a family of moths, generally small in size and nondescript in appearance. They include species of moderate pest status, such as the Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionar ..., one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various '' Yucca'' and '' Hesperoyucca'' species. Species * '' Tegeticula altiplanella'' * '' Tegeticula antithetica'' * '' Tegeticula baccatella'' * '' Tegeticula baja'' * '' Tegeticula californica'' * '' Tegeticula carnerosanella'' * '' Tegeticula cassandra'' * '' Tegeticula corruptrix'' * '' Tegeticula elatella'' * '' Tegeticula intermedia'' * '' Tegeticula maculata'' * '' Tegeticula maderae'' * '' Tegeticula mexicana'' (syn: ''Tegeticula treculeanella'') * '' Tegeticula mojavella'' * '' Tegeticula rostratella'' * '' Tegeticula superficiella'' * '' Tegeticula synthetica'' (syn: ''Tegeticula ...
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