Prodoxus coloradensis is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. In North America it is found from the Colorado Plateau in the north to northern Sonora in the south, east to the Big Bend region of Texas and west to the coastal range of southern California.
| Prodoxus coloradensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Prodoxus |
| Species: | P. coloradensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus coloradensis Riley, 1892
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The wingspan is 8.9–12 mm for males and 9.2–13 mm for females.[1] Adults are on wing from April to June.[2]
The larvae feed on Yucca baccata, Yucca arizonica and Yucca schidigera.
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