Family Prodoxidae (Yucca Moths)

Description of Prodoxidae

Prodoxids are members of the superfamily Incurvarioidea. These small moths are typically white or gray and have relatively prominent maxillary and labial palpi that are shorter than the proboscis. Members of the Tegeticula represent a classic example of plant-insect symbiosis. Females have large appendages of the maxillary palpi, often called "tentacles." After they oviposit into the floral ovaries, females use these "tentacles" to gather and transfer pollen to the stigma of flowers on other yucca plants.

Subfamily: Prodoxinae (Prodoxinids)

Greya mitellae

Greya politella

Greya punctiferella (Walsingham, 1888)

Lampronia russatella

Prodoxus decipiens

Prodoxus quinquepunctellus Five-spotted Bogus Yucca Moth

Tegeticula yuccasella Yucca Moth (Riley, 1872)

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Description of Prodoxidae

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Subfamily: Prodoxinae (Prodoxinids)

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Photographs of Prodoxidae

Prodoxus decipiens

Prodoxus decipiens

Prodoxus decipiens

Yucca Moth
Tegeticula yuccasella

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Family Prodoxidae (Yucca Moths)

Subfamily: Prodoxinae (Prodoxinids)

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Photographs of Prodoxidae

Yucca MothTegeticula yuccasella

Yucca Moth
Tegeticula yuccasella