Butterflies and Moths of North America

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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

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Verified Sightings

Displaying 25 - 37 of 37 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 19, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Carter County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 20, 1965
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Jackson County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 18, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Phelps County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 25, 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 10, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Barton County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 30, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Clay County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 15, 1982
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 04, 1977
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Ste Genevieve County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 17, 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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Observation date: Jun 24, 1969
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Craig, Wiltred S.)
Region: Boone 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: Greene County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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Observation date: Jun 18, 1980
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Region: Maries 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: Shannon County, Missouri, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Heitzman, J. Richard)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2008
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