Prorella protoptata

Prorella protoptata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Prorella
Species:	P. protoptata
Binomial name
	Prorella protoptata; (McDunnough, 1938)
Synonyms
	Eupithecia protoptataMcDunnough, 1938;

Last updated June 08, 2025

Prorella protoptata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1938. It is found in the US in south-western Texas.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.^[3]

References

↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella protoptata (McDunnough 1938)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
↑ "910465.00 – 7624 – Prorella protoptata – (McDunnough, 1938)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
↑ 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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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella protoptata (McDunnough 1938)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910465.00 – 7624 – Prorella protoptata – (McDunnough, 1938)". 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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