Tegeticula baja

Tegeticula baja is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico on the Baja California Peninsula.

Tegeticula baja
Scientific classification Edit this 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.

References

  1. Olle Pellmyr & Manuel Balcázar-Lara, 2008, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 152 (2): 297-314


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.