Prolita solutella

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Prolita solutella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Prolita
Species:
P. solutella
Binomial name
Prolita solutella
(Zeller, 1839) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gelechia solutellaZeller, 1839
  • Gelechia fumosellaDouglas, 1852
  • Gelechia cornubiaeBoyd, 1858
  • Gelechia pribitzeriRebel, 1889
  • Gelechia solutella ab. cruttwelliBankes, 1907
  • Gelechia nigrobipunctatellaLucas, 1932

Prolita solutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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.

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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 - 35.090 0795 Prolita solutella". www.hantsmoths.org.uk.
  4. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
  5. "Prolita". ftp.funet.fi.