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Prodoxus phylloryctus

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

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

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

The wingspan ranges from 9–13 mm.1

The larvae feed on Yucca baccata, mining the leaves of their host plant.

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