Prolita solutella

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.

Prolita solutella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 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

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 Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Prolita at funet
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