Tegeticula mexicana
| Tegeticula mexicana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Tegeticula |
| Species: | T. mexicana |
| Binomial name | |
| Tegeticula mexicana Bastida, 1962 | |
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Tegeticula mexicana is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico (including Coahuila). The habitat consists of desert flats and low slopes in the Chihuahuan desert and open shrubland and grassland in coastal regions.
The wingspan is 19.5-29.5 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are brownish grey.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca treculeana and Yucca torreyi. They feed on developing seeds. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.
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