| Tegeticula synthetica | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Tegeticula |
| Species: | T. synthetica |
| Binomial name | |
| Tegeticula synthetica (Riley, 1892) | |
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Tegeticula synthetica is amoth of thefamilyProdoxidae. It is found in the United States in theMojave Desert in southernNevada, south-easternCalifornia and from south-westernUtah to north-westernArizona. The habitat consists of desert areas.
The larvae feed onYucca brevifolia. They feed on developing seeds.
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