Tegeticula Explained

Tegeticula is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae, one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various Yucca and Hesperoyucca species.

Species

• Tegeticula altiplanella
• Tegeticula antithetica
• Tegeticula baccatella
• Tegeticula baja
• Tegeticula californica
• Tegeticula carnerosanella
• Tegeticula cassandra
• Tegeticula corruptrix
• Tegeticula elatella
• Tegeticula intermedia
• Tegeticula maculata
• Tegeticula maderae
• Tegeticula mexicana (syn: Tegeticula treculeanella)
• Tegeticula mojavella
• Tegeticula rostratella
• Tegeticula superficiella
• Tegeticula synthetica (syn: Tegeticula paradoxa)^[1]
• Tegeticula tambasi
• Tegeticula tehuacana
• Tegeticula yuccasella

References

• Althoff, D.M., Segraves, K.A., Leebens-Mack, J., & Pellmyr, O. (2006). "Patterns of Speciation in the Yucca Moths: Parallel Species Radiations within the Tegeticula yuccasella Species Complex." Systematic Biology 55(3): 398–410.

Notes and References

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