Prorella albida

Prorella albida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Prorella
Species:	P. albida
Binomial name
	Prorella albida; (Cassino & Swett, 1923)[1][2]
Synonyms
	Nasusina albida Cassino & Swett, 1923; Eupithecia ruthiata Cassino, 1927;

Prorella albida is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Samuel E. Cassino and Louis W. Swett in 1923. It is found in the US states of California, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado and south-western Texas.

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The wings are pale creamy with light brown crosslines and costal spotting.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in July, September and November.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella albida (Cassino & Swett 1923)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
"910455.00 – 7614 – Prorella albida – (Cassino & Swett, 1923)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
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.

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[1] Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella albida (Cassino & Swett 1923)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] "910455.00 – 7614 – Prorella albida – (Cassino & Swett, 1923)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[3] 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.