Tegeticula
Sign in to saveTegeticula is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae, one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various Yucca and Hesperoyucca species.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyProdoxidae
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Tegeticula is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae, one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various Yucca and Hesperoyucca species.
==Species== Tegeticula altiplanella Tegeticula antithetica Tegeticula baccatella Tegeticula baja Tegeticula californica Tegeticula carnerosanella Tegeticula cassandra Tegeticula corruptrix Tegeticula elatella Tegeticula intermedia Tegeticula maculata Tegeticula maderae Tegeticula mexicana (syn: Tegeticula treculeanella) Tegeticula mojavella Tegeticula rostratella Tegeticula superficiella Tegeticula synthetica (syn: Tegeticula paradoxa) Tegeticula tambasi Tegeticula tehuacana Tegeticula yuccasella