Prodoxus californicus

Prodoxus californicus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species:
P. californicus
Binomial name
Prodoxus californicus
Pellmyr, 2005

Prodoxus californicus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found along the coast of southern California, United States.

The wingspan is 7.2-10.9 mm for males and 13.1-13.6 mm for females.[1] Adults are on wing in April.

The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera.

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  1. ^ Pellmyr, O, 2006: Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology 31: 1-20.


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