Prolita texanella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1880. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas and Mexico.[1][2]
| Prolita texanella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Prolita |
| Species: | P. texanella
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| Binomial name | |
| Prolita texanella (Chambers, 1880)
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The wingspan is 21–27 mm. The scales of the thorax and forewings are buff white with brown apices and medial streaks. There are dark marks on the forewing, formed by scales with broad brown borders. The hindwings are fuscous.[3]
References edit
- ^ Prolita at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 119 (3547): 30
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