Prorella desperata

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 first described by George Duryea Hulst in 1896. It is found in the US states of 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

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella desperata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
"910460.00 – 7619 – Prorella desperata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
Heiman, Maury J. (November 28, 2013). "Species Prorella desperata - Hodges#7619". BugGuide. 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 desperata (Hulst 1896)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.

[2] "910460.00 – 7619 – Prorella desperata – (Hulst, 1896)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved May 2, 2019.

[3] Heiman, Maury J. (November 28, 2013). "Species Prorella desperata - Hodges#7619". 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.