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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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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References

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


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