Biology:Tegeticula tehuacana
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Short description: Species of moth
Tegeticula tehuacana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Tegeticula |
Species: | T. tehuacana
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Binomial name | |
Tegeticula tehuacana Pellmyr & Balcázar-Lara, 2008
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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
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Wikidata ☰ Q7694722 entry
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