Biology:Prodoxus cinereus
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Short description: Species of moth
| Prodoxus cinereus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Prodoxus |
| Species: | P. cinereus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus cinereus Riley, 1881
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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 larvae feed on Yucca whipplei. They feed primarily in the basal portion of the inflorescence stalk.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prodoxus cinereus. |
Wikidata ☰ Q7247649 entry
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