Prodoxus aenescens

Prodoxus aenescens is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. In North America it is found in central-southern cismontane California, north-western Arizona and Baja California Norte. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland.

Prodoxus aenescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
P. aenescens
Binomial name
Prodoxus aenescens
Riley, 1881

The wingspan is 9–15 mm. The forewings are uniformly brownish gray, with a bronzy luster. The hindwings are the same color, but lightly scaled.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca whipplei. They feed primarily in the apical portion of the inflorescence stalk.

References


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