Tegeticula

Tegeticula is a genus of moths of the family Prodoxidae, one of three genera known as yucca moths; they are mutualistic pollinators of various Yucca species.

Tegeticula
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Tegeticula

Zeller, 1873
Synonyms

Pronuba Riley 1872 (non Thomson, 1860: preoccupied)
Thelethia Dyar, 1893
Thia H.Edwards, 1888 (non Leach, 1815: preoccupied)
Valentinia Coolidge 1909 (non Walsingham, 1907: preoccupied)

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References

  • Althoff, D.M., Segraves, K.A., Leebens-Mack, J., & Pellmyr, O. (2006). "Patterns of Speciation in the Yucca Moths: Parallel Species Radiations within the Tegeticula yuccasella Species Complex." Systematic Biology 55(3): 398-410. doi:10.1080/10635150600697325
  1. Davis, Donald R. 1967. "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Prodoxinae (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae)." Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 1–170, 155 figures, 3 tables, 17 maps, 3 diagrams. https://doi.org/10.5479


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