Tegeticula
Encyclopedia
Tegeticula is a genus
of moth
s of the Prodoxidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Prodoxidae
Prodoxidae
Prodoxidae is a family of primitive monotrysian Lepidoptera. Some of these small-to-medium sized moths are day flying, like Lampronia capitella, known to European gardeners as the "Currant Shoot Borer". Others occur in Africa and Asia.Tetragma gei feeds on Mountain Avens Geum triflorum in USA....
family.
Species
- Tegeticula altiplanella
- Tegeticula baccatella
- Tegeticula california
- Tegeticula cassandra
- Tegeticula corruptrix
- Tegeticula elatella
- Tegeticula intermedia
- Tegeticula mojavella
- Tegeticula rostratella
- Tegeticula superficiella
- Tegeticula treculeanella
- Tegeticula yuccasellaTegeticula yuccasellaThe Yucca Moth is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. The species can be found in North America from Texas up to Southern Canada.The wingspan is 18-27 mm.The larvae feed on the following yucca species:*Yucca filamentosa...