Tegeticula maculata
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| taxon = Tegeticula maculata
| authority = (Riley, 1881)
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- Pronuba maculata Riley, 1881
- Pronuba apicella Dyar, 1903
- Thia extranea Edwards, 1888
- Pronuba aterrima Trelease, 1893
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Tegeticula maculata is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in North America in central-southern cismontane California, in the Sierra Nevada north to Fresno County, in north-western Arizona, and from Baja California Norte to the Vizcaino region. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland.
Description
The wingspan is 16–23 mm for ssp. maculata.[http://tolweb.org/Tegeticula_maculata/12450 TOLweb]
Ecology
The larvae feed exclusively on developing seeds of Hesperoyucca whipplei.{{cite journal |title=The yucca moths and yucca pollination. |year=1892 |last1=Riley |first1=CV|journal=Third Annual Report, Missouri Botanical Garden|volume=3|pages=99–158}} It is the sole pollinator of Hesperoyucca whipplei.
Subspecies
- Tegeticula maculata maculata
- Tegeticula maculata extranea (Edwards, 1888)
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Category:Moths described in 1881
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