Biology:Prorella discoidalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Prorella discoidalis
Prorella discoidalis, det. H.W. Capps, -26381, North Rim, Grand Canyon, Arizona, 22 August 1938, Louis Schellbach III (49549856063).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Prorella
Species:
P. discoidalis
Binomial name
Prorella discoidalis
(Grossbeck, 1908)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Gymnoscelis discoidalis Grossbeck, 1908

Prorella discoidalis is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by John Arthur Grossbeck in 1908. It is found in the US states of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

The wingspan is about 17 mm. There seem to be two generations per year with adults on wing in June and again in August.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13551949 entry