Megathymus yuccae

Megathymus yuccae
Yucca borer Yuc"ca bor`er (a) A California boring weevil ({Yuccaborus frontalis}). (b) A large mothlike butterfly ({Megathymus yucc[ae]}) of the family {Megatimid[ae]}, whose larva bores in yucca roots. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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