Prodoxus y-inversus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Prodoxus |
| Species: | P. y-inversus
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| Binomial name | |
| Prodoxus y-inversus Riley, 1892
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Prodoxus y-inversus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in south-western New Mexico, south-eastern Arizona and southern Nevada. The habitat consists of shrubby desert and open forests.
The wingspan is 11–16 mm.[1] Adults are on wing from April to May.[2]
The larvae feed on Yucca baccata and Yucca schottii.
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