Parategeticula elephantipella explained

Parategeticula elephantipella is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental in Veracruz, Mexico.

The wingspan is 21–23 mm for males and 20.5-26.5 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Yucca elephantipes.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.webpages.uidaho.edu/~pellmyr/pubs/Parategeticula2000.pdf Systematics of the Yucca Moth Genus Parategeticula (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae), with Description of Three Mexican Species

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