Lutilabria prolata

Lutilabria prolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Lutilabria
Species: L. prolata
Binomial name
Lutilabria prolata
Junnilainen & Nupponen, 2010

Lutilabria prolata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in Russia (the southern Ural) and Romania. The habitat consists of steppe.

The wingspan is about 18.5 mm. The forewings are unicolorous dark fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous.[1] Adults are on wing in late May and early June.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin prolatus (meaning elongated) and refers to the elongated forewings and labial palps.

References

  1. ↑ Junnilainen, J.; Nupponen, K. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part I: descriptions of seventeen new species (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2366: 1–34. Preview


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