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Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth
Prodoxus quinquepunctellus


Family: Prodoxidae
Subfamily: Prodoxinae
Identification: Wingspan male 11.0
Wing Span: 11.0 -21.0 mm
Life History:
Flight: Populations emerge when the local host flowers.
Caterpillar Hosts: Yucca pallida, Y. rostrata (incl. Y. rigida), Y. glauca, Y. angustissima (incl. Y. kanabensis), Y. baileyi (incl. Y. intermedia, Y. navajoa, and Y. standleyi), Y. elata, and Y. harrimaniae (incl. Y. gilbertiana and Y. neomexicana).
Adult Food:
Habitat: In desert, grassland, openings in pine or deciduous forest, or coastal chaparral and dunes with Yucca. Ref.: ToL
Range: Southern Montana, NW Wyoming, SW S. Dakota, W Nebraska, E. Colorado, SW half of Kansas, SW MO, SE half of New Mexico, W & Central TX, OK.
Conservation:
NCGR: G4G5
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 37 of 37 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 18, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Cole County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 15, 1976
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dykstra, Michael)
Region: Lewis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jan 01, 1880
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: St. Louis County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Riley)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 19, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Wright County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 03, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 19, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Howell County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 07, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Morgan County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 03, 1990
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Webber, Hiltrud M.)
Region: Texas County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 06, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Balogh, George)
Region: Barry County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Balogh, George)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 16, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Cass County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 27, 1973
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Letsinger, Rae)
Region: Jasper County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Letsinger, Rae)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 12, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: St. Clair County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 16, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Wayne County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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