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Prorella leucata

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Prorella leucata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Geometridae
Genus: Prorella
Species:
P. leucata
Binomial name
Prorella leucata
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Tephroclystia leucata Hulst, 1896

Prorella leucata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in North America from California through Colorado, Maine, Montana, Oregon and Utah to British Columbia.

The wingspan is about 20 mm.[3][4] Adults are on wing from June to September.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella leucata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "910454.00 – 7613 – Prorella leucata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Heiman, Maury J. (April 5, 2014). "Species Prorella leucata - Hodges#7613". BugGuide. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
  4. ^ McDunnough, James H. (1949). "Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia (Lepidoptera, Geometridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 93: 533–728.