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Tegeticula rostratella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Prodoxidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Tegeticula

Similar
  
Tegeticula yuccasella, Tegeticula, Prodoxidae

Tegeticula rostratella is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. 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. The forewings are white and the hindwings are white or sometimes light gray.

The larvae feed on Yucca rostrata and Yucca rigida. They feed on developing seeds. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.

References

Tegeticula rostratella Wikipedia