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Prodoxus coloradensis - Hodges#0202 (Prodoxus coloradensis)
Species
Prodoxus coloradensis
- Hodges#0202
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Adeloidea (Fairy Moths and kin)
Family
Prodoxidae (Yucca Moths)
Subfamily
Prodoxinae
Genus
Prodoxus
(Bogus yucca moths)
Species
coloradensis
(Prodoxus coloradensis - Hodges#0202)
Hodges Number
0202
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Prodoxus coloradensis
Riley, 1892
Size
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the forewing length 4.4-6 mm.
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Range
Powell & Opler (2009) reported the range to include western Texas and southern Colorado to southern Nevada and southern California.
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Print References
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009.
Moths of Western North America
. University of California Press, pl. 1 fig. 43; p. 43.
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Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
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The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
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Works Cited
1.
Moths of Western North America
Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.
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North American Moth Photographers Group
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BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman
on 23 April, 2014 - 11:47am