Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Prodoxidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Prodoxus | |
Similar Prodoxus quinquepunctellus, Prodoxus, Prodoxidae | ||
Prodoxus aenescens is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. In North America it is found in central-southern cismontane California, north-western Arizona and Baja California Norte. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland.
The wingspan is 9–15 mm. The forewings are uniformly brownish gray, with a bronzy luster. The hindwings are the same color, but lightly scaled.
The larvae feed on Yucca whipplei. They feed primarily in the apical portion of the inflorescence stalk.
References
Prodoxus aenescens Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA