Prodoxus phylloryctus

Prodoxus phylloryctus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in south-western Colorado, United States. The habitat consists of open oak-pine forests.

Prodoxus phylloryctus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species:
P. phylloryctus
Binomial name
Prodoxus phylloryctus
Wagner & Powell, 1988

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca baccata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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