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Prodoxidae 21a0045 – 0200.1   Prodoxus decipiens Riley, 1880              Bogus Yucca Moth

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Description/ Field Marks: See Moths of North Carolina. Similar Species: 21a0057 Tegeticula yuccasella Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: decipiens Riley, 1880 (Prodoxus) - MONA 1983: [NEW in Pohl & Nanz (eds.) (2023)] Taxonomic Notes: Prodoxus decipiens Riley, 1880, formerly treated as a synonym of Prodoxus quinquepunctella, is treated as a full species in Pellmyr, et al. (2005).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Pellmyr, O., M. Balcázar-Lara, D.M. Althoff, K.A. Segraves, & J. Leebens-Mack, 2005. Phylogeny and life history evolution of Prodoxus yucca moths (Lepidoptera: Prodoxidae). Systematic Entomology, 31(1): 4-5 (key to genus). (read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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