Prodoxus intricatus
| Prodoxus intricatus | |
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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. intricatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus intricatus Riley, 1893
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Prodoxus intricatus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico in Veracruz and Oaxaca.
The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a violet sheen and about five to eight yellow spots. The hindwings are uniform brown.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca elephantipes. They probably bore in the floral rachis of their host plant.
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