Prolita sexpunctella
Prolita sexpunctella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gelechiidae |
Genus: | Prolita |
Species: | P. sexpunctella |
Binomial name | |
Prolita sexpunctella | |
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Prolita sexpunctella, the long-horned flat-back or groundling, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe and North America.
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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. They are day-flyers.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Calluna species (including Calluna vulgaris), Empetrum nigrum and Dryas octopetala. They spin the leaves together and overwintering within.
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