Biology:Parategeticula tzoyatlella
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Short description: Species of moth
| Parategeticula tzoyatlella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Parategeticula |
| Species: | P. tzoyatlella
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| Binomial name | |
| Parategeticula tzoyatlella Pellmyr & Balcazar-Lara, 2000
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Parategeticula tzoyatlella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the southern Mapimí area of the Chihuahuan Desert in Mexico.
The wingspan is 19–24 mm for males and 21-25.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing in March.
The larvae feed on Yucca rostrata and Yucca rigida.[1]
Etymology
The species name is derived from tzoyatl, the Nahuatl name for Yucca rostrata.
References
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Wikidata ☰ Q7136098 entry
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