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Prolita solutella

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Wikipedia Abstract

Prolita solutella is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. 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 mm. The larvae feed on Genista angelica, Genista pilosa, Genista tinctoria, Genista scoparius, and Cytisus species. They live in a silken tube or tent.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Lizard Point 34565 England, United Kingdom    
The Lizard 8048 England, United Kingdom    

Prey / Diet

Cytisus scoparius (Broomtops)[1]
Genista anglica (Petty Whin)[1]
Wiborgiella humilis (Dyer's greenweed)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
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