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Prorella desperata

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Prorella desperata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Geometridae
Genus:
Prorella
Species:
P. desperata
Binomial name
Prorella desperata
(Hulst, 1896)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Gymnoscelis desperata Hulst, 1896

Prorella desperata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found in Arizona and Texas.

The wingspan is about 17–19 mm.[3] There is a strongly oblique, dark, antemedian band on the forewings, as well as a rectangular, preapical, costal patch and small blotches on the terminal area opposite the cell and above the tornus.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing in August and September.

References

  1. ^ Taxapad
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ Revision of the North American species of the genus Eupithecia, James H. McDunnough, 1949
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