Biology:Prorella protoptata

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Short description: Species of moth

Prorella protoptata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Prorella
Species:
P. protoptata
Binomial name
Prorella protoptata
(McDunnough, 1938)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Eupithecia protoptata McDunnough, 1938

Prorella protoptata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1938. It is found in the US in south-western Texas .

The wingspan is about 16 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13551940 entry