Biology:Tegeticula superficiella

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Short description: Species of moth

Tegeticula superficiella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Tegeticula
Species:
T. superficiella
Binomial name
Tegeticula superficiella
Pellmyr, 1999

Tegeticula superficiella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in south-western Utah and northern Arizona. The habitat consists of shrub desert and open pine forests.

The wingspan is 20.5–30 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are dark brown, but darker at the apex.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca elata var. utahensis, Yucca baileyi and Yucca angustissima var. kanabensis. They feed on developing seeds. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7694719 entry