Yucca Moth - Tegeticula yuccasella

*Tentative ID

TL: ~12 mm. White FW with fringed HW. Host: Yucca. Status: Uncommon.

Habitat: Attracted to a 395 nm LED light in a semi-rural area

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Just so you know, you're at 1,499 species intros ;) Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Really?! I'll knock it up to 1,500 within the next day or so. Plus, I am sooo close to 10,000 photos. A couple weeks or less and I'll be there. Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    With this pace, it's inevitable you'll soon beat me in:
    
    - # of photos
    - # of species photographed
    - # of species intros
    
    Cross them all, and you will be knighted Dragon Queen. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      So much pressure ;P.
      
      I crossed 1,500 last night with this moth:
      
      Posted 4 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

This is one that I still want to see! We have a lot of yucca plants in this region, so I don't know why I haven't sought them out :D Posted 4 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Well, this was my first even though we have a bunch of ornamental yuccas in the area. Perhaps they are shy ;). Posted 4 years ago

The Yucca Moth

''Tegeticula yuccasella'', the yucca moth, is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. The species was first described by Charles Valentine Riley in 1872. It can be found in North America from Texas to southern Canada.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Christine Young