Prochoreutis solaris

Prochoreutis solaris
Prochoreutis solaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Choreutidae
Genus: Prochoreutis
Species: P. solaris
Binomial name
Prochoreutis solaris
(Erschoff, 1877)[1]
Synonyms
  • Choreutis solaris Erschoff, 1877

Prochoreutis solaris is a moth of the Choreutidae family. It is known from northern Europe, Russia, the Kuril Islands and Japan (Hokkaido).

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings have a dark brown ground color. The hindwings are somewhat paler. There are three black patches on the median area of the forewing.[2]

Adults are on wing during the day.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ The occurrence of Prochoreutis solaris (Lepidoptera, Choreutidae) from Hokkaido, Japan

External links

Stub icon This article on a moth of the Choreutidae family is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.