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Prodoxus sordidus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Prodoxidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Prodoxus

Similar
  
Prodoxus quinquepunctellus, Prodoxus, Prodoxidae

Prodoxus sordidus is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in south-eastern California, north-western Arizona and southern Nevada.

The wingspan is 8-9.8 mm for males and 9.4-12.3 for females. The forewings are uniform light or occasionally medium tan. The hindwings are light gray along the front edge, gradually fading to light grayish white on the rest of the wing. Adults are on wing from March to mid-May.

The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. They feed superficially inside the stalk and can diapause for at least six years before pupation and emergence.

References

Prodoxus sordidus Wikipedia