''Yosemitia graciella'' is a species of snout moth in the genus '' Yosemitia''. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1887. It is found in the US states of

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and

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. Adults are on wing from March to July. The larvae feed on '' Echinocereus viridiflorus'', ''

Echinocereus polyacanthus ''Echinocereus'' is a genus of ribbed, usually small to medium-sized, cylindrical shaped cacti, comprising about 70 species native to the southern United States and Mexico in very sunny, rocky places. Usually the flowers are large and the frui ...

'', '' Coryphantha aggregaia'' and ''

Sclerocactus polyancistrus ''Sclerocactus polyancistrus'' is a species of cactus known by several common names, including redspined fishhook cactus, Mojave fishhook cactus, pineapple cactus, and hermit cactus. Distribution ''Sclerocactus polyancistrus'' is native to the M ...

''. The larvae are

gregarious Sociality is the degree to which individuals in an animal population tend to associate in social groups (gregariousness) and form cooperative societies. Sociality is a survival response to evolutionary pressures. For example, when a mother wasp ...

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References

Moths described in 1887 Phycitini {{Phycitini-stub