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Prolita geniata

Synonyms: Lita geniata

Wikipedia Abstract

Prolita geniata is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It was described by Hodges in 1966. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California and Nevada. The wingspan is 15-19.5 mm. The forewings are varying shades of brown, but darker basally, becoming buff white apically, and with the spots on the disc dark brown, almost black. The hindwings are fuscous buff, with the veins more yellow orange.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0