Prodoxus quinquepunctellus

Prodoxus quinquepunctellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Prodoxidae
Genus:	Prodoxus
Species:	P. quinquepunctellus
Binomial name
Prodoxus quinquepunctellus (Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
Hyponomeuta quinquepunctella Chambers, 1875 Prodoxus quinquepunctella Prodoxus paradoxica Chambers, 1878 Prodoxus decipiens Riley, 1880

Prodoxus quinquepunctellus is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found from southern Alberta, Canada, to the Mexican Plateau of northern Mexico. The habitat consists of desert, grassland, openings in pine or deciduous forests and coastal chaparral and dunes.

The wingspan is 12–23 mm. The forewings are mostly pure white, but sometimes have one to fourteen small spots. The hindwings range from grey to near white, but are always darker than the forewings.^[1]

The larvae feed on a wide range of capsular-fruited Yucca species. They feed inside the inflorescence stalk. Pupation takes place inside the gallery.

References

1. TOLweb