Tegeticula baja
Tegeticula baja is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico on the Baja California Peninsula.
Tegeticula baja | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Tegeticula |
Species: | T. baja |
Binomial name | |
Tegeticula baja Pellmyr & Balcázar-Lara, 2008 | |
The wingspan is 18.3–20 mm for males and 20.5–23 mm for females. The forewings are white with scattered cinnamon brown scales and a narrow band of brown scales. The hindwings are light brownish grey. Adults are on wing in August.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca valida and Yucca capensis.
Etymology
The species epithet refers to the Baja California Peninsula of northwestern Mexico, which circumscribes the range of the species.
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