''Prolita'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s belonging to the family
Gelechiidae
The Gelechiidae are a family of moths commonly referred to as twirler moths or gelechiid moths. They are the namesake family of the huge and little-studied superfamily Gelechioidea, and the family's taxonomy has been subject to considerable d ...
.
Species
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Prolita barnesiella''
(Busck, 1903)
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Prolita deoia''
(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita dialis''
(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita geniata''
(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita incicur''
(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita invariabilis''
(Kearfott, 1908)
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Prolita jubata
''Prolita jubata'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Washington, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Utah.
The wingspan is 16� ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita maenadis''
(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita nefrens
''Prolita nefrens'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, Wyoming and Colorado.
The wingspan ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita obnubila
''Prolita obnubila'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane i ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita pagella
''Prolita pagella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Wyoming and Colorado.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita princeps''
(Busck, 1910)
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Prolita puertella
''Prolita puertella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by August Busck in 1916. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Montana, California and Arizona. It has also been reported from Baja California. ...
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(Busck, 1916)
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Prolita recens
''Prolita recens'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Washington and British Columbia.
Th ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita rectistrigella
''Prolita rectistrigella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by William Barnes and August Busck in 1920. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming ...
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(Barnes & Busck, 1920)
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Prolita sexpunctella
''Prolita sexpunctella'', the long-horned flat-back or groundling, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe and North America.
The wingspan is 13–17 mm. The terminal joint of palpi is as long as second. Forewin ...
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(Fabricius, 1794)
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Prolita sironae
''Prolita sironae'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airp ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita solutella
''Prolita solutella'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, east to the Ural Mountains. It is also found in Turkey. The habitat consists of dry pastures and dry heathland.
The wingspan is 16–21 ...
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(Zeller, 1839)
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Prolita texanella''
(Chambers, 1880)
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Prolita thaliae''
(Hodges, 1966)
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Prolita variabilis''
(Busck, 1903)
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Prolita veledae
''Prolita veledae'' is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It was described by Ronald W. Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The wingspan
The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airpl ...
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(Hodges, 1966)
References
Gelechiini
Gelechiidae genera
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