Seed-pod-inhabitant
Guides
Blastobasis yuccaecolella
Blastobasis yuccaecolella is a small moth in the family Blastobasidae, described by Dietz in 1910. The species has a highly specialized association with Yucca baccata, with larvae developing inside decaying seed pods of this host plant. It is known from the eastern United States, with Pennsylvania being the primary documented location.
Deoclona yuccasella
Deoclona yuccasella is a small moth in the family Autostichidae, described by August Busck in 1903. It is known from California in western North America. The species has an intimate ecological relationship with Yucca whipplei, using the plant's dry seed pods for larval development and pupation.