Overview
Brief Summary
Characteristics
Wing expanse 10-12.5 mm. Head densely covered with yellowish hairs. Forewing dark brown, with about 5 yellowish white spots on the basal two thirds of the wing. Hindwings uniform, lighter brown than forewing.
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Comprehensive Description
Comparison with Similar Species
The yellow head distinguishes this species from all other Prodoxus except some Prodoxus intricatus, although most intricatus have more reddish-brown hairs. It also differs from the latter in being smaller, with white, and usually fewer, spots. The female has a pair of stellate signa, which have been lost in intricatus.
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Distribution
Geographic Distribution
Known only from the isolated populations of the host in southeastern Arizona.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Adult Characteristics
Wing expanse 10-12.5 mm. Head densely covered with yellowish hairs. Forewing dark brown, with about 5 yellowish white spots on the basal two thirds of the wing. Hindwings uniform, lighter brown than forewing.
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Type Information
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Entomology
Sex/Stage: Female;
Preparation: Pinned
Collector(s): D. Davis
Year Collected: 1964
Locality: Santa Rita Mtns., Madera Canyon, Bog Spring Camp Ground, Santa Cruz, Arizona, United States
Elevation (m): 1700
- Holotype: Davis, D. R. 1967. Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 255: 86.
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Ecology
Habitat
Life History and Behavior
Life Cycle
Host, Oviposition, and Larval Feeding Habits
Only on Yucca schottii (Agavaceae). Larva bores in the floral rachis.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Prodoxus ochrocarus
There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank. Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species. See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen. Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Prodoxus ochrocarus
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Wikipedia
Prodoxus ochrocarus
Prodoxus ochrocarus is a moth of the Prodoxidae family. It is found in south-eastern Arizona. The habitat consists of dry oak-pine forests.
The wingspan is 10-12.5 mm. The forewings are dark brown with about five yellowish white spots. The hindwings are uniform and lighter brown than the forewings.[1]
The larvae feed on Yucca schottii. They bore in the floral rachis of their host plant.
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