Biology:Tegeticula tehuacana

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Tegeticula tehuacana is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico in Oaxaca, western- and south-western Veracruz, and central-northern Puebla centred on the Tehuacan Valley.

The wingspan is 20–24 mm for males and 22.5–26 mm for females. The forewings are white with a narrow band of dark brown scales. The hindwings are dark brownish grey. Adults are on wing in late April.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca periculosa and Yucca mixtecana.

Etymology

The species epithet refers to the Tehuacan desert region, which contains the known sites of the species.

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q7694722 entry