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Prolita obnubila

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Prolita

Prolita obnubila 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 Texas.

The wingspan is 19–23 mm. The forewings are white, buff white, pale yellow, red brown, and brown, with many scales of the cilia tipped with red brown. The hindwings are fuscous, with the veins broadly covered with scales that appear shining orange at some angles of light incidence.

References

Prolita obnubila Wikipedia