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small white grub
Copyright © 2007 Bill Clark

small white grub
Apollo, armstrong County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 28, 2007
Size: about 7mm
We are finding these little guys inside yucca seed pods, and were wondering what they are.

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Contributed by Bill Clark on 28 July, 2007 - 5:27pm
Last updated 9 November, 2008 - 4:13pm

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… john and jane balaban, 9 November, 2008 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

The newest image is one about
The newest image is one about 11mm in length. Much more robust than the first one. Hopefully this one will help to ID.
… Bill Clark, 1 August, 2007 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

I was looking on another site
I was looking on another site and came across "yucca moths". Could this be a moth larva?
… Bill Clark, 29 July, 2007 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
I was thinking the same thing
I was thinking the same thing. I know that the larvae of Yucca moths are white like the adults so it very well could be since I don't know of any other moths that feed on Yucca plants.

Also if I'm not mistake the larvae eat the inside of the seed pods. The more I think about it the more it makes sense because you said that you found them inside the pods right?

Would like to know either way. But I'm sure these are Yucca moth larvae.
… Brittanie Christina McCormack, 1 August, 2008 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

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