''Prodoxus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Prodoxidae
The Prodoxidae are a family of moths, generally small in size and nondescript in appearance. They include species of moderate pest status, such as the Lampronia capitella, currant shoot borer, and others of considerable ecological and evolutionar ...
. The members of this genus are known as bogus yucca moths.
[, 2009: ''Prodoxus praedictus'', n. sp., A new bogus Yucca moth from southern California. ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 63 (3): 137-140.]
Species
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Prodoxus aenescens''
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Prodoxus atascosanellus''
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Prodoxus barberellus''
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Prodoxus californicus''
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Prodoxus carnerosanellus''
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Prodoxus cinereus''
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Prodoxus coloradensis''
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Prodoxus decipiens''
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Prodoxus gypsicolor''
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Prodoxus intricatus''
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Prodoxus mapimiensis''
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Prodoxus marginatus'' (syn: ''Prodoxus pulverulentus'')
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Prodoxus ochrocarus''
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Prodoxus pallidus''
''Prodoxus pallida'' per original spelling
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Prodoxus phylloryctus''
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Prodoxus praedictus''
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Prodoxus quinquepunctellus'' (inc. syn. ''
Prodoxus paradoxica'', sometimes also
''P. decipiens'')
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Prodoxus sonorensis''
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Prodoxus sordidus''
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Prodoxus tamaulipellus''
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Prodoxus tehuacanensis''
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Prodoxus weethumpi''
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Prodoxus y-inversus''
Transferred elsewhere:
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Prodoxus intermedius'' - see
Tegeticula intermedius (Riley, 1881)
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Prodoxus reticulata'' - see
Greya reticulata (Riley, 1892)
References
Prodoxus at tolweb
Prodoxidae
Adeloidea genera
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