Prochoreutis solaris

Prochoreutis solaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Choreutidae
Genus:	Prochoreutis
Species:	P. solaris
Binomial name
	Prochoreutis solaris; (Erschoff, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
	Choreutis solaris Erschoff, 1877;

Prochoreutis solaris is a moth of the family Choreutidae. It is known from northern Europe, Russia, the Kuril Islands and Japan (Hokkaido).

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings have a dark brown ground color. The hindwings are somewhat paler. There are three black patches on the median area of the forewing.[2]

Adults are on wing during the day.

References

"Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.
"The occurrence of Prochoreutis solaris (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) from Hokkaido, Japan" (PDF). Ci.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

External links

Japanese Moths

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[1] "Fauna Europaea". Faunaeur.org. Retrieved 2011-12-19.

[2] "The occurrence of Prochoreutis solaris (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) from Hokkaido, Japan" (PDF). Ci.nii.ac.jp. Retrieved 2011-12-19.