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Prodoxidae
21a0057 – 0198   Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley, 1872)
             Yucca Moth
Distribution Data for Tegeticula yuccasella
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Description/
Field Marks:
See Moths of North Carolina.
Similar Species:
  • See Prodoxus decipiens.
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • yuccaella (Boll, 1876) (Pronuba)
  • yuccasella (Riley, 1872) (Pronuba) - MONA 1983: 0198
  • alba Zeller, 1873 (Tegeticula)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    • Species page at Moths of North Dakota.
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    © Gary Anweiler
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    24mm – © Jim Vargo
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    25mm – © Mississippi Entomological Museum
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    LG(cc) Miss. Ent. Mus.
    Tegeticula yuccasella
    © Jim McClarin


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