Tegeticula superficiella

Tegeticula superficiella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in south-western Utah and northern Arizona. The habitat consists of shrub desert and open pine forests.

Tegeticula superficiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Tegeticula
Species:
T. superficiella
Binomial name
Tegeticula superficiella
Pellmyr, 1999

The wingspan is 20.5–30 mm. The forewings are white and the hindwings are dark brown, but darker at the apex.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca elata var. utahensis, Yucca baileyi and Yucca angustissima var. kanabensis. They feed on developing seeds. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.

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