Prodoxus marginatus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in California, United States. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland.
Prodoxus marginatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Prodoxidae |
Genus: | Prodoxus |
Species: | P. marginatus
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Binomial name | |
Prodoxus marginatus Riley, 1881
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The wingspan is 8–12 mm, making it the smallest Prodoxus species.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca whipplei.
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