Tegeticula synthetica
Species of moth
Tegeticula synthetica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Tegeticula |
Species: | T. synthetica |
Binomial name | |
Tegeticula synthetica (Riley, 1892) | |
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Tegeticula synthetica is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada, south-eastern California and from south-western Utah to north-western Arizona. The habitat consists of desert areas.
The wingspan is 17–21 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. They feed on developing seeds.
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