Prodoxus californicus
| Prodoxus californicus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Prodoxus |
| Species: | P. californicus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus californicus Pellmyr, 2005
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Prodoxus californicus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found along the coast of southern California, United States.
The wingspan is 7.2-10.9 mm for males and 13.1-13.6 mm for females.[1] Adults are on wing in April.
The larvae feed on Yucca schidigera.
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- ^ Pellmyr, O, 2006: Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology 31: 1-20.
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