Biology:Tegeticula synthetica

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Short description: Species of moth

Tegeticula synthetica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Tegeticula
Species:
T. synthetica
Binomial name
Tegeticula synthetica
(Riley, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Pronuba synthetica Riley, 1892
  • Pronuba paradoxa Trelease, 1893
  • Tegeticula paradoxa[1]

Tegeticula synthetica is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada, south-eastern California and from south-western Utah to north-western Arizona. The habitat consists of desert areas.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. They feed on developing seeds.

References

  1. ↑ Davis, Donald R. 1967. "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Prodoxinae (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae)." Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 1–170, 155 figures, 3 tables, 17 maps, 3 diagrams. https://doi.org/10.5479
  2. ↑ TOLweb

Wikidata ☰ Q7694720 entry




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