Prolita_solutella

<i>Prolita solutella</i>

Prolita solutella

Species of moth

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.

Quick Facts Prolita solutella, Scientific classification ...

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Prolita solutella.
Wikispecies has information related to Prolita solutella.
  1. [1]
    Fauna Europaea
  2. [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. [3]
    "Hants Moths - 35.090 0795 Prolita solutella". www.hantsmoths.org.uk.
  4. [4]
    "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
  5. [5]
    "Prolita". ftp.funet.fi.


This article on a moth of the tribe Gelechiini is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Prolita_solutella, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.