Yucca Moth

Tegeticula yuccasella

''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.
Yucca Moth - Tegeticula yuccasella 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 2021(d) Geotagged,Summer,Tegeticula yuccasella,United States,Yucca Moth,moth

Appearance

The wingspan is 18–27 mm. The forewings are wide and blunt, usually white but occasionally with more or less tan. The hindwings are medium to light brownish gray.
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 2021(66) Geotagged,Spring,Tegeticula,Tegeticula yuccasella,United States,Yucca moth

Food

The larvae feed on ''Yucca filamentosa'', ''Yucca smalliana'', ''Yucca flaccida'', ''Yucca glauca'', ''Yucca arkansana'', ''Yucca constricta'', ''Yucca rupicola'', ''Yucca pallida'', ''Yucca reverchoni'' and ''Yucca aloifolia''. They feed on developing seeds. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyProdoxidae
GenusTegeticula
SpeciesT. yuccasella
Photographed in
United States of America