Mesepiola
| Mesepiola specca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Prodoxidae |
| Genus: | Mesepiola Davis, 1967 |
| Species: | M. specca
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| Binomial name | |
| Mesepiola specca Davis, 1967
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Mesepiola specca is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in desert and chaparral habitats in southern California, Arizona and New Mexico.
The wingspan is 8–12 mm.[1] Adults feed on flower nectar of the larval host plants.
The larvae feed on Nolina and Dasylirion species.
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