Observation date: June 30, 2019
Submitted by: dolphin9z
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found perched on a white tulle fabric hanging on my back patio. Hot (mid 80s), humid, sunny, slight breeze. A neighbor about 20 yards away has established yucca plants in her yard.
Status: Resident
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: July 03, 2019
Coordinator notes: The following are the remarks found on the BuGGuide species page for this moth "Recently the species traditionally called T. yuccasella has been identified as being a complex of at least 13 species, many of which have very distinctive biology. Among them are two non-pollinating species of 'cheater yucca moths'. The reader should bear in mind that many papers written before the recent revision that provide, e.g., measures of seed consumption, actually provide composite measurements of all coexisting species. This problem only applies to the yuccasella complex ("the white species")." Tree of Life
