Tegeticula synthetica

Tegeticula synthetica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Prodoxidae
Genus:	Tegeticula
Species:	T. synthetica
Binomial name
	Tegeticula synthetica; (Riley, 1892)
Synonyms
	Pronuba synthetica Riley, 1892; Pronuba paradoxa Trelease, 1893; Tegeticula paradoxa;

Tegeticula synthetica is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada, south-eastern California and from south-western Utah to north-western Arizona. The habitat consists of desert areas.

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. They feed on developing seeds.

References

^ Davis, Donald R. 1967. "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Prodoxinae (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae)." Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 1–170, 155 figures, 3 tables, 17 maps, 3 diagrams. https://doi.org/10.5479
^ TOLweb

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[1] Davis, Donald R. 1967. "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Prodoxinae (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae)." Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 1–170, 155 figures, 3 tables, 17 maps, 3 diagrams. https://doi.org/10.5479

[2] TOLweb

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