Biology:Prodoxus

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Short description: Genus of moths

Prodoxus
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Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Riley, 1892
Synonyms
  • Agavenema Davis, 1967
Prodoxus, bogus yucca moth

Prodoxus is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae. The members of this genus are known as bogus yucca moths.[1]

Species

Transferred elsewhere:

  • Prodoxus intermedius - see Tegeticula intermedius (Riley, 1881)
  • Prodoxus reticulata - see Greya reticulata (Riley, 1892)

References

  1. Pellmyr, O. ; J.B. Yoder & W.K. Godsoe, 2009: Prodoxus praedictus, n. sp., A new bogus Yucca moth from southern California. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 63 (3): 137-140.

Wikidata ☰ Q7247642 entry