''Tegeticula mexicana'' is a
moth of the
family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in
Texas,
New Mexico and in
Mexico (including
Coahuila
Coahuila (), formally Coahuila de Zaragoza (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Coahuila de Zaragoza ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Coahuila de Zaragoza), is one of the 32 states of Mexico.
Coahuila borders the Mexican states of N ...
). The habitat consists of desert flats and low slopes in the
Chihuahuan Desert and open shrubland and grassland in coastal regions.
The
wingspan is 19.5-29.5 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are brownish gray.
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The larvae feed on ''Yucca treculeana
''Yucca treculeana'' Carrière is a plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to Texas, New Mexico and Coahuila. Common names include Spanish dagger, Spanish bayonet and Don Quixote's lance.
''Yucca treculeana'' is a large, tree-like species up ...
'' and ''Yucca torreyi
''Yucca faxoniana'' is a bladed evergreen shrub of the genus ''Yucca''. It is known by the common names Faxon yucca, Spanish dagger, and giant dagger.
Description
The plant generally is a multitrunked shrub in height. They can be single trunked ...
''. They feed on developing seeds. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.
References
Moths described in 1962
Prodoxidae
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