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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.
Species
Eastern Yucca Moth
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyProdoxidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- Family
- Prodoxidae
- Collections
- USNM, CASC, UI, NMSU, NMMNHS
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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- Parent taxon
- Prodoxidae
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- taxon common name
- Yucca moth
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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
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