Tegeticula rostratella
Species of moth
| Tegeticula rostratella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Tegeticula |
| Species: | T. rostratella |
| Binomial name | |
| Tegeticula rostratella Pellmyr, 1999 | |
Tegeticula rostratella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the Big Bend region of the United States, south to the Mapimí region in southern Coahuila in Mexico. The habitat consists of scrub desert.
The wingspan is 18.5–26 mm.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca rostrata and Yucca rigida.
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