Prorella irremorata

Prorella irremorata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1923. It is found in the United States in the desert regions of southern California, Nevada and Arizona.

Prorella irremorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Prorella
Species:
P. irremorata
Binomial name
Prorella irremorata
(Dyar, 1923)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Nasusina irremorata Dyar, 1923

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are light ocherous with darker blotches along the costa and in the outer area opposite the cell and above the tornus. The most prominent blotch occurs in the central area of the costa. Between this blotch and the apex of the wing are two other smaller blotches.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May and in September.

References
  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella irremorata (Dyar 1923)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
  2. "910457.00 – 7616 – Prorella irremorata – (Dyar, 1923)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.


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