Prolita sexpunctella

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Prolita sexpunctella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Prolita
Species:
P. sexpunctella
Binomial name
Prolita sexpunctella
(Fabricius, 1794) [1]
Synonyms
  • Tinea sexpunctellaFabricius, 1794
  • Tinea virgellaThunberg, 1794
  • Tinea histrionellaGeyer, 1832
  • Lita zebrellaTreitschke, 1833
  • Gelechia longicornellaDoubleday, 1859
  • Gelechia longicornis var. alpicolaFrey, 1867
  • Gelechia alternatellaKearfott, 1908
  • Gelechia petulansBraun, 1925
  • Gelechia longicornisCurtis, 1827
  • Gelechia virgella ab. melanicaStrand, 1920
  • Lita longicornis (Curtis, 1827)
  • Anacampsis longicornis (Curtis, 1827)

Prolita sexpunctella, the long-horned flat-back or groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe and North America.

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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6

The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The terminal joint of palpi is as long as second. Forewings dark reddish-brown, suffused with dark fuscous towards base and termen in disc; five fasciae of white irroration, first basal, produced along dorsum, second at 1/4, curved, third central, fourth somewhat inwards.curved, fifth slender, terminal ; stigmata dark fuscous, first discal above plical. Hindwings slightly over 1, fuscous. [2] [3] [4] [5]


Adults are on wing from May to June. They are day-flyers.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Calluna species (including Calluna vulgaris ), Empetrum nigrum and Dryas octopetala . They spin the leaves together and overwintering within.

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References

  1. ↑ Prolita at funet
  2. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
  3. ↑ Heath, J.,ed. 1976 The Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland Vol. 4 Part 2
  4. ↑ Langmaid, J. R., Palmer, S. M. & Young, M. R. [eds]. 2018 A Field Guide to the Smaller Moths of Great Britain and Ireland [3rd ed.]Reading, Berkshire. British Entomological and Natural History Society
  5. ↑ lepiforum.de includes images PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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