Prodoxus weethumpi
Species of moth
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Prodoxus weethumpi is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the south-western and north-eastern edges of the Mojave Desert in southern California and Nevada, north-western Arizona and south-western Utah.
| Prodoxus weethumpi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Prodoxus |
| Species: | P. weethumpi |
| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus weethumpi Pellmyr, 2005 | |
The wingspan is 8.75-10.6 mm for males and 9.2-13.6 mm for females.[1] Adults are on wing from March to early May.
