Prolita maenadis

Prolita maenadis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Prolita
Species: P. maenadis
Binomial name
Prolita maenadis
(Hodges, 1966)
Synonyms
  • Lita maenadis Hodges, 1966

Prolita maenadis is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[1][2]

The wingspan is 18–20 mm. The forewings are buff white to white, with several brown or red-brown tipped scales. The first row of scales of the cilia is brown tipped, the others unicolorous. The hindwings are pale fuscous, with the veins darker.

The larvae feed on Senecio species.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Prolita at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547) : 20


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