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Tegeticula
Tegeticula is a genus of moths of the Prodoxidae family, one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various Yucca species.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Eastern Yucca Moth
speciesTegeticula yuccasella
Chaparral yucca moth
speciesTegeticula maculata
Mojave yucca moth
speciesTegeticula mojavella
Western Joshua tree moth
speciesTegeticula synthetica
Tegeticula intermedius
speciesTegeticula intermedius
Eastern Joshua tree moth
speciesTegeticula antithetica
Soaptree yucca moth
speciesTegeticula elatella
Banana yucca moth
speciesTegeticula baccatella
Tegeticula altiplanella
speciesTegeticula altiplanella
Non-pollinating Yucca Moth
speciesTegeticula corruptrix
Tegeticula paradoxa
speciesTegeticula paradoxa
Tegeticula carnerosanella
speciesTegeticula carnerosanella
Tegeticula cassandra
speciesTegeticula cassandra
Tegeticula maderae
speciesTegeticula maderae
Tegeticula extranea
speciesTegeticula extranea
Tegeticula californica
speciesTegeticula californica
Tegeticula rostratella
speciesTegeticula rostratella
Tegeticula mexicana
speciesTegeticula mexicana
Tegeticula superficiella
speciesTegeticula superficiella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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Every page naming Tegeticula in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 121503.