Tegeticula yuccasella
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q289390
Library of congress:
sh2004001182
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Hurlburt, D. Status of the yucca moth (Tegeticula yuccasella) in Alberta, 2002, via WWW, Apr. 26, 2004:introd. (Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley) is the only species of yucca moth native to Alberta)
- Common names of insects & related organisms, via WWW, Apr. 26, 2004(Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley), yucca moth)
- ITIS, Apr. 26, 2004(Tegeticula yuccasella (Riley) -- yucca moth)
- NatureServe explorer, via WWW, Apr. 26, 2004(Tegeticula yuccasella, a yucca moth)
- Nomina Insecta Nearctica : a checklist of the insects of North America, via WWW, Apr. 26, 2004(Tegeticula yuccasella Riley 1872)
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Wikipedia description:
Tegeticula yuccasella, the yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. The species was first described by Charles Valentine Riley in 1872. It can be found in North America from Texas to southern Canada. The wingspan is 18–27 mm. The larvae feed on Yucca filamentosa, Yucca smalliana, Yucca flaccida, Yucca glauca, Yucca arkansana, Yucca constricta, Yucca rupicola, Yucca pallida, Yucca reverchoni and Yucca aloifolia.
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