Prodoxus quinquepunctellus

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Prodoxus quinquepunctellus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found from southern Alberta, Canada, to the Mexican Plateau of northern Mexico. The habitat consists of desert, grassland, openings in pine or deciduous forests and coastal chaparral and dunes.

Prodoxus quinquepunctellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Prodoxidae
Genus: Prodoxus
Species:
P. quinquepunctellus
Binomial name
Prodoxus quinquepunctellus
(Chambers, 1875)
Synonyms
  • Hyponomeuta quinquepunctella Chambers, 1875
  • Prodoxus quinquepunctella
  • Prodoxus paradoxica Chambers, 1878
  • Prodoxus decipiens Riley, 1880

The wingspan is 12–23 mm.[1]

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