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Prodoxus sordidus

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Species of moth

Prodoxus sordidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species: P. sordidus
Binomial name
Prodoxus sordidus
Riley, 1892

Prodoxus sordidus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in south-eastern California, north-western Arizona and southern Nevada.

The wingspan is 8-9.8 mm for males and 9.4-12.3 for females. Adults are on wing from March to mid-May.

References

  1. TOLweb
  2. Pellmyr, O, 2006: Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology 31: 1-20.
Taxon identifiers
Prodoxus sordidus


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