Prodoxus aenescens
Prodoxus aenescens | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Prodoxus |
Species: | P. aenescens |
Binomial name | |
Prodoxus aenescens Riley, 1881 | |
Prodoxus aenescens is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. In North America it is found in central-southern cismontane California, north-western Arizona and Baja California Norte. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland.
The wingspan is 9–15 mm. The forewings are uniformly brownish gray, with a bronzy luster. The hindwings are the same color, but lightly scaled.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca whipplei. They feed primarily in the apical portion of the inflorescence stalk.
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