Prodoxus ochrocarus

Prodoxus ochrocarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species: P. ochrocarus
Binomial name
Prodoxus ochrocarus
Davis, 1967

Prodoxus ochrocarus is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in south-eastern Arizona, United States. The habitat consists of dry oak-pine forests.

The wingspan is 10-12.5 mm. The forewings are dark brown with about five yellowish white spots. The hindwings are uniform and lighter brown than the forewings.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca schottii. They bore in the floral rachis of their host plant.

References

  1. "Prodoxus ochrocarus". tolweb.org.


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