Prodoxus intricatus

Prodoxus intricatus is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Mexico in Veracruz and Oaxaca.

Prodoxus intricatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Prodoxidae
Genus:	Prodoxus
Species:	P. intricatus
Binomial name
Prodoxus intricatus Riley, 1893

The wingspan is 13–16 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a violet sheen and about five to eight yellow spots. The hindwings are uniform brown.^[1]

The larvae feed on Yucca elephantipes. They probably bore in the floral rachis of their host plant.