Summary: Phylogeny of the pollinating yucca moths, with revision
of Mexican species (Tegeticula and Parategeticula;
Lepidoptera, Prodoxidae)
OLLE PELLMYR1
*, MANUEL BALCÁZAR-LARA2
, KARI A. SEGRAVES3
,
DAVID M. ALTHOFF3
and RIK J. LITTLEFIELD4
1
Department of Biology, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-3051, USA
2
Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Colima, Km. 40 Autopista Colima
­ Manzanillo, Tecomán, Colima, 28100, Mexico
3
Department of Biology, 130 College Place, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 13244, USA
4
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PO Box 999 K7-15, Richland WA 99352, USA
Received 2 October 2006; accepted for publication 30 May 2007
The yucca moths (Tegeticula and Parategeticula; Lepidoptera, Prodoxidae) are well known for their obligate

Source: Althoff, David M. - Department of Biology, Syracuse University
Segraves, Kari A. - Department of Biology, Syracuse University

Collections: Biology and Medicine; Environmental Sciences and Ecology