Tegeticula synthetica

Tegeticula synthetica is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in the United States in the Mojave Desert in southern Nevada, south-eastern California and from south-western Utah to north-western Arizona. The habitat consists of desert areas.

Tegeticula synthetica
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Prodoxidae
Genus:	Tegeticula
Species:	T. synthetica
Binomial name
Tegeticula synthetica (Riley, 1892)
Synonyms
Pronuba synthetica Riley, 1892 Pronuba paradoxa Trelease, 1893 Tegeticula paradoxa[1]

The wingspan is 17–21 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Yucca brevifolia. They feed on developing seeds.