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Prolita solutella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Prolita
Species:	P. solutella
Binomial name
Prolita solutella (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Gelechia solutella Zeller, 1839 Gelechia fumosella Douglas, 1852 Gelechia cornubiae Boyd, 1858 Gelechia pribitzeri Rebel, 1889 Gelechia solutella ab. cruttwelli Bankes, 1907 Gelechia nigrobipunctatella Lucas, 1932

Prolita solutella is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. 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.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Junnilainen, J. et al. 2010: The gelechiid fauna of the southern Ural Mountains, part II: list of recorded species with taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Zootaxa, 2367: 1–68. Preview
3. "Hants Moths - 35.090 0795 Prolita solutella". www.hantsmoths.org.uk.
4. "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on October 29, 2013.
5. "Prolita". ftp.funet.fi.

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