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Yucca moths

Tegeticula sp.

Photo by BugEric
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Field Notes

Description:

Pure white insects, some specimens speckled with black, roughly 10 mm in length.

Habitat:

Found perched at the tip of yucca leaves on an overcast, cool afternoon in a vast open field of grasses, yucca, and other plants. Some scattered elm trees.

Notes:

Yucca moths are the only pollinators of yucca flowers.

Reference Links:

Genus Tegeticula - Yucca moth - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJune 6, 2013

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