''Prodoxus'' is a

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moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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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 Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionar ...

. The members of this genus are known as bogus yucca moths., 2009: ''Prodoxus praedictus'', n. sp., A new bogus Yucca moth from southern California. ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 63 (3): 137-140.

Species

* '' Prodoxus aenescens'' * '' Prodoxus atascosanellus'' * ''

Prodoxus barberellus ''Prodoxus barberellus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in south-eastern Arizona Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region ...

'' * '' Prodoxus californicus'' * '' Prodoxus carnerosanellus'' * ''

Prodoxus cinereus ''Prodoxus cinereus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found from Los Angeles in the United States south to the border with Mexico. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland. The wingspan is 9–15 ...

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Prodoxus coloradensis ''Prodoxus'' 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 ...

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Prodoxus decipiens ''Prodoxus quinquepunctellus,'' commonly referred to as the five-spotted bogus yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found from southern Alberta, Canada, to the Mexican Plateau of northern Mexico. The habitat consists of desert, g ...

'' * '' Prodoxus gypsicolor'' * '' Prodoxus intricatus'' * ''

Prodoxus mapimiensis ''Prodoxus mapimiensis'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico in the Chihuahuan Desert, from Saltillo-Torre north to the Big Bend region of western Texas, United States. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a b ...

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Prodoxus marginatus ''Prodoxus marginatus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in California, United States. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland. The wingspan is 8–12 mm, making it the smallest ''Prodoxus ...

'' (syn: ''Prodoxus pulverulentus'') * ''

Prodoxus ochrocarus ''Prodoxus ochrocarus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae, which lives in the dry oak and pine forests of southeastern Arizona, United States. The larvae bore into floral rachis In biology, a rachis (from the [], "backbone, spine") is a ma ...

'' * ''Prodoxus pallidus'' [=''Prodoxus pallida'' per original spelling]. * ''Prodoxus phylloryctus'' * ''Prodoxus praedictus'' * ''Prodoxus quinquepunctellus'' (inc. syn. ''

Prodoxus paradoxica ''Prodoxus quinquepunctellus,'' commonly referred to as the five-spotted bogus yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found from southern Alberta, Canada, to the Mexican Plateau of northern Mexico. The habitat consists of desert, g ...

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Prodoxus sonorensis ''Prodoxus sonorensis'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in south-eastern Arizona, United States, and south into northern Sonora, Mexico. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from ...

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Prodoxus sordidus ''Prodoxus sordidus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in south-eastern California, north-western Arizona and southern Nevada. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an ...

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Prodoxus tamaulipellus ''Prodoxus tamaulipellus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in thorn scrub interspersed with grasslands in the Tamaulipan biotic province which spans the borders of the southern United States and northern Mexico. The wingspan is ...

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Prodoxus tehuacanensis ''Prodoxus tehuacanensis'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico in the Tehuacán- Cuicatlán region of Puebla and Oaxaca. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingt ...

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Prodoxus weethumpi ''Prodoxus weethumpi'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the south-western and north-eastern edges of the Mojave Desert in southern California and Nevada, north-western Arizona and south-western Utah. The wi ...

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Prodoxus y-inversus ''Prodoxus y-inversus'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in south-western New Mexico, south-eastern Arizona and southern Nevada. The habitat consists of shrubby desert and open forests. The wingspan is 11–16 ...

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Prodoxus intermedius ''Prodoxus'' is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae. The members of this genus are known as bogus yucca moths., 2009: ''Prodoxus praedictus'', n. sp., A new bogus Yucca moth from southern California. ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society ...

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Tegeticula intermedius ''Tegeticula intermedia'' is a moth of the family (biology), family Prodoxidae. Along with other moth species, it is commonly known as a yucca moth. ''T. intermedia'' lives in North America, particularly the United States. The moth resides in the ...

(Riley, 1881) * ''

Prodoxus reticulata ''Greya reticulata'' is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found from the coastal range of California in the United States. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oppos ...

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References

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