Prolita solutella

Prolita solutella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Prolita
Species: P. solutella
Binomial name
Prolita solutella
(Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia solutella Zeller, 1839
  • Gelechia fumosella Douglas, 1852
  • Gelechia cornubiae Boyd, 1858
  • Gelechia pribitzeri Rebel, 1889
  • Gelechia solutella ab. cruttwelli Bankes, 1907
  • Gelechia nigrobipunctatella Lucas, 1932

Prolita solutella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, east to the Ural mountains. It is also found in Turkey.[2] The habitat consists of dry pastures and dry heathland.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Genista angelica, Genista pilosa, Genista tinctoria, Genista scoparius,[4] and Cytisus species.[5] They live in a silken tube or tent.

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
  3. ↑ Hants Moths
  4. ↑ microlepidoptera.nl
  5. ↑ Prolita at funet
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