''Parategeticula'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

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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 currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionary interest, such as ...

, one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various ''

Yucca ''Yucca'' is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae. Its 40–50 species are notable for their rosettes of evergreen, tough, sword-shaped leaves and large terminal panicles of white or whitish ...

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Parategeticula ecdysiastica ''Parategeticula ecdysiastica'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the Sierra de la Laguna Mountains of the Cape region of Baja California, Mexico The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are tannish white, with a very lig ...

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Parategeticula elephantipella ''Parategeticula elephantipella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Veracruz, Mexico. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from ...

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Parategeticula martella ''Parategeticula martella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in southern Coahuila, Mexico. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, t ...

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Parategeticula pollenifera ''Parategeticula pollenifera'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in pine-oak forests in south-western Arizona, south-western New Mexico and Veracruz (in Mexico). The wingspan is 24–31 mm. Adults have relatively broad forewing ...

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Parategeticula tzoyatlella ''Parategeticula tzoyatlella'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the southern Mapimí area of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico. The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 21-25.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing in Marc ...

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