Prodoxus intricatus

Prodoxus intricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species: P. intricatus
Binomial name
Prodoxus intricatus
Riley, 1893

Prodoxus intricatus is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. 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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