Prolita solutella

Prolita solutella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Prolita
Species:	P. solutella
Binomial name
	Prolita solutella; (Zeller, 1839)[1]
Synonyms
	Gelechia solutella Zeller, 1839; Gelechia fumosella Douglas, 1852; Gelechia cornubiae Boyd, 1858; Gelechia pribitzeri Rebel, 1889; Gelechia solutella ab. cruttwelli Bankes, 1907; Gelechia nigrobipunctatella Lucas, 1932;

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.[2] The habitat consists of dry pastures and dry heathland.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Genista angelica, Genista pilosa, Genista tinctoria, Genista scoparius,[4] and Cytisus species.[5] They live in a silken tube or tent.

References

Fauna Europaea
Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
Hants Moths
microlepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
Prolita at funet

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview

[3] Hants Moths

[4] rolepidoptera.nl Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine

[5] Prolita at funet