Yucca moths on the Tree of Life

Our understanding of diversity within the yucca moth family, Prodoxidae, has changed dramatically in the last several years. This is true both in terms of species numbers and life histories. This diversity is reflected on the web site for the family on The Tree of Life, a site run by Wayne and David Maddison out of th Univ of Arizona, dedicated to organizing our knowledge about all branches of life. Yucca moths was the group where diversity was first described down to the species level -- use it as a starting point and a pointer to published descriptions. To get to the moths, click on the link above. To reach the home page of the Tree of Life, just click on your favorite Western Hemisphere spot on the globe below.