Prodoxus aenescens
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| Prodoxus aenescens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Prodoxus |
| Species: | P. aenescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus aenescens Riley, 1881 | |
Prodoxus aenescens is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. In North America it is found in central-southern cismontane California, north-western Arizona and Baja California Norte. The habitat consists of coastal chaparral and montane dry shrubby grassland.
The larvae feed on Yucca whipplei.
