Prolita texanella

Prolita texanella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1880. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas and Mexico.[1][2]

Prolita texanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Gelechiidae
Genus:
Prolita
Species:
P. texanella
Binomial name
Prolita texanella
(Chambers, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Anesychia texanella Chambers, 1880
  • Lita texanella
  • Ethmia chambersella Dyar, 1903

The wingspan is 21–27 mm. The scales of the thorax and forewings are buff white with brown apices and medial streaks. There are dark marks on the forewing, formed by scales with broad brown borders. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]

References
  1. Prolita at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 119 (3547): 30



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