Biology:Tegeticula californica

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Short description: Species of moth

Tegeticula californica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Tegeticula
Species:
T. californica
Binomial name
Tegeticula californica
Pellmyr, 2008

Tegeticula californica is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found along the coast of southernmost California , United States.

The wingspan is 23.4-25.5 mm for males and 27.5–30 mm for females.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera.

References

  1. Olle Pellmyr & Manuel Balcázar-Lara, 2008, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152 (2): 297-314 [1]

Wikidata ☰ Q7694708 entry