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Prolita princeps

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Gelechiidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Prolita

Prolita princeps is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Busck in 1910. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Washington, Montana, Oregon, New Mexico, Utah and British Columbia.

The wingspan is 16.5–20 mm. The scales on the costal half at the base and the costal margin on the forewings are buff white with brown tips, while the scales on the area costad and distad of the medial brown streak are white to buff white with pale brown apices, and the scales dorsad of the brown streak are pale yellow. A few buff tipped scales are found on the outer margin. The hindwings are fuscous, with the veins slightly darker.

References

Prolita princeps Wikipedia