Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Gelechioidea Gelechiidae Gelechiinae

• Prolita barnesiella (Busck, 1903) California, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Utah. See [maps]

  • Gelechia barnesiella Busck, 1903; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304): 875; TL: Colorado, Gelnwood Springs

  • Prolita barnesiella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Gelechia barnesiella; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 22
  • Lita barnesiella; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 15; [NACL], #1883
  • Prolita barnesiella; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 11
• Prolita deoia (Hodges, 1966) California. See [maps]

  • Lita deoia Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 20; TL: Smokey Valley, 6000ft, Tulare Co., California

  • Prolita deoia, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita deoia; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 45; [NACL], #1884
  • Prolita deoia; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 11
• Prolita dialis (Hodges, 1966) Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Lita dialis Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 21; TL: Paradise, Cochise Co., Arizona

  • Prolita dialis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita dialis; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 45; [NACL], #1885
  • Prolita dialis; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Prolita geniata (Hodges, 1966) California. See [maps]

  • Lita geniata Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 18; TL: La Puerta Valley, So. California

  • Prolita geniata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita geniata; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 62; [NACL], #1886
  • Prolita geniata; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita incicur (Hodges, 1966) California. See [maps]

  • Lita incicur Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 17; TL: Smokey Valley, 6300ft, Tulare Co., California

  • Prolita incicur, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita incicur; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 72; [NACL], #1887
  • Prolita incicur; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita invariabilis (Kearfott, 1908) Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, New Mexico. See [maps]

  • Gelechia invariabilis Kearfott, 1908; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 16 (3): 184; TL: Stockton, Utah

  • Prolita invariabilis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Gelechia invariabilis; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 74
  • Lita invariabilis; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 36; [NACL], #1888
  • Prolita invariabilis; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita jubata (Hodges, 1966) Washington, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah. See [maps]

  • Lita jubata Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 34; TL: Satus Creek, Yakima Co., Washington

  • Prolita jubata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Prolita jubata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Lita jubata; [NACL], #1889
  • Prolita jubata; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12

  Larva on Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 34

• Prolita maenadis (Hodges, 1966) California. See [maps]

  • Lita maenadis Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 23; TL: Blanco's Corral, White Mts, Mono Co., California, 10150ft

  • Prolita maenadis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita maenadis; [NACL], #1890
  • Prolita maenadis; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita nefrens (Hodges, 1966) California;New Mexico, Nevada, Washington, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Lita nefrens Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 35; TL: Sonora Pass, Tuolumne Co., California

  • Prolita nefrens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita nefrens; [NACL], #1891
  • Prolita nefrens; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12

  Larva on Chrysothamnus nauseosus Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 36

• Prolita obnubila (Hodges, 1966) Texas. See [maps]

  • Lita obnubila Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 22; TL: Fort Davis, Texas, 5000ft

  • Prolita obnubila, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita obnubila; [NACL], #1892
  • Prolita obnubila; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita pagella (Hodges, 1966) Arizona, California, Colorado. See [maps]

  • Lita pagella Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 21; TL: Fort Valley, 7350ft, 7.5mi Flagstaff, Coconino Co., Arizona

  • Prolita pagella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita pagella; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 105; [NACL], #1893
  • Prolita pagella; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Prolita princeps (Busck, 1910) California, Washington, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, Washington, British Columbia. See [maps]

  • Gnorimoschema princeps Busck, 1910; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 11 (4): 175; TL: California

  • Prolita princeps, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Prolita princeps, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Gnorimoschema princeps; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 116
  • Lita princeps; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 32; [NACL], #1894
  • Prolita princeps; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Prolita puertella (Busck, 1916) California, Arizona. See [maps]

  • Gelechia puertella Busck, 1916; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 18 (2): 148; TL: La Puerta, California

  • Prolita puertella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Prolita puertella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Gelechia puertella; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 118
  • Lita puertella; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 19; [NACL], #1895
  • Prolita puertella; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita recens (Hodges, 1966) California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Washington, British Columbia. See [maps]

  • Lita recens Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 31; TL: Mt. Shasta, California

  • Prolita recens, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita recens; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 120; [NACL], #1896
  • Prolita recens; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]

  Larva on Stenatopsis linearifolius, Ericameria cuneata Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 31

• Prolita rectistrigella (Barnes & Busck, 1920) California, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Washington, Alberta. See [maps]

  • Gelechia rectistrigella Barnes & Busck, 1920; Contr. nat. Hist. Lepid. N. Am. 4 (3): 229; TL: West Riverside, California

  • Prolita rectistrigella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Gelechia rectistrigella; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 120
  • Lita rectistrigella; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 25; [NACL], #1897
  • Prolita rectistrigella; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Prolita sexpunctella (Fabricius, 1794) NEU, Siberia, Alps, Austria, ..., Altai, Tuva, Irkutsk, Transbaikalia, NW.Yakutia, Amur, Korea, ..., Alaska, Washington, California, Utah, Wyoming, Canada. See [maps]

  • Tinea sexpunctella Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 313
  • Tinea virgella Thunberg, 1794; Diss. ent. sistens. Ins. suecica (7): 92, pl. f. 10
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 172, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [FE]; [RFEL]
  • Anacampsis longicornis Curtis, 1827; British Entomology: 189
    • = Lita virgella ; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 10
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 172, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [RFEL]
  • Tinea histrionella Geyer, [1832]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [8]: pl. 70, f. 464
    • = Lita virgella ; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 10
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 172, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [RFEL]
  • Lita zebrella Treitschke, 1833; in Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Eur. 9 (2): 82
    • = Lita virgella ; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 10; Sattler, 1973, Bull. Br. Mus. nat. Hist. (Ent.) 28 (4): 219
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 172, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [RFEL]
  • Gelechia longicornella [= longicornis] Doubleday, 1859; Zool. Syn. List Br. Butts Moths (edn 2): 30 (emend.)
    • = ; [NHM card]; [ME3], 173, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [RFEL]
  • Gelechia longicornis var. alpicolo Frey, 1867; Mitt. schweiz. ent. Ges. 2: 299
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 173, 33
    • = (alpicola); Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
    • = (alpico); Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 24
    • = ; [RFEL]
  • Gelechia alternatella Kearfott, 1908; J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 16 (3): 185; TL: Aweme, Manitoba
    • = Lita virgella (alternella); Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 10
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 173, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [RFEL]
  • Gelechia virgella ab. melanica Strand, 1920; Archiv Naturg. 85 A (4): 63
    • = ; [NHM card]; [ME3], 173, 33; [RFEL]
  • Gelechia petulans Braun, 1925; Can. Ent. 57: 125
    • = Lita virgella ; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 10
    • = ; [NACL], #1898; [NHM card]; [ME3], 173, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [RFEL]

  • Prolita sexpunctella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Prolita sexpunctella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Prolita sexpunctella, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
  • Prolita sexpunctella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lita virgella; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 10
  • Lita sexpunctella; [NACL], #1898
  • Prolita sexpunctella; [NHM card]; [ME3], 172, 33; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; Park, 2013, Ins. Fauna Korea 16 (9): 2 (list), 24; [FE]; [RFEL]

  Larva on Calluna , Erica cinerea, Dryas octopetala [ME3], 173, Vaccinium [RFEL]

• Prolita sironae (Hodges, 1966) California. See [maps]

  • Lita sironae Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 27; TL: San Diego, California

  • Prolita sironae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Prolita sironae, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Lita sironae; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 129; [NACL], #1899
  • Prolita sironae; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12
• Prolita solutella (Zeller, 1839) SEU, Asia Minor. See [maps]

  • Gelechia solutella Zeller, 1839; Isis [32] 1839 (3): 199
  • Gelechia fumosella Douglas, 1852; Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. (n.s.) 1: 241; TL: Perthshire
    • = ; [NHM card]; [ME3], 174, 33
  • Gelechia cornubiae Boyd, 1858; Ent. Weekly Int. 4 (96): 143
    • = ; [NHM card]; [ME3], 174, 33
  • Gelechia pribitzeri Rebel, 1889; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 39: 313, pl. 8, f. 8-9
    • = ; [NHM card]; [ME3], 174, 33
  • Gelechia solutella ab. cruttwelli Bankes, 1907; Ent. Mon. Mag. 43: 244; TL: Aviemore, Invernessshire
    • = ; [NHM card]
  • Gelechia nigrobipunctatella Lucas, 1932; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 37: 168; TL: St-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Pyrénées-Orientales
    • = ; Sattler, 1961, Zs. Wiener ent. Ges. 46: 31; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 12; [NHM card]; [ME3], 174, 33

  • Prolita solutella, Lepiforum [LEPIFORUM]
  • Prolita solutella, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

  • Lita solutella; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 12
  • Prolita solutella; [NHM card]; [ME3], 174, 33; [FE]

  Larva on Sarothamnus scoparius Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 12, Genista tinctoria, Cytisus [ME3], 174

• Prolita texanella (Chambers, 1880) Texas, Mexico. See [maps]

  • Anesychia texanella Chambers, 1880; J. Cincinnati Soc. nat. Hist. 2 (4): 179; TL: Texas
  • Ethmia chambersella Dyar, 1903; Bull. U.S. nat. Mus. 52: 524
    • = ; [NACL], #1900; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]

  • Prolita texanella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita texanella; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 30; [NACL], #1900
  • Prolita texanella; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Prolita thaliae (Hodges, 1966) Utah, Colorado, California. See [maps]

  • Lita thaliae Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 28; TL: Eureka, Utah

  • Prolita thaliae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita thaliae; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 137; [NACL], #1901
  • Prolita thaliae; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12

  Larva on Chrysothamnus nauseosus Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 29

• Prolita variabilis (Busck, 1903) California, Colorado, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. See [maps]

  • Gelechia variabilis Busck, 1903; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 25 (1304): 871; TL: California; Colorado

  • Prolita variabilis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
  • Prolita variabilis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]

  • Gelechia variabilis; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 144
  • Lita variabilis; Hodges, 1966, Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 13; [NACL], #1902
  • Prolita variabilis; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12; [Sangmi Lee & Richard Brown]
• Prolita veledae (Hodges, 1966) California. See [maps]

  • Lita veledae Hodges, 1966; Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 119 (3547): 24; TL: Dixieland, Imperial Co., California

  • Prolita veledae, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]

  • Lita veledae; Brown, Adamski, Hodges & Bahr, 2004, Zootaxa 510: 144; [NACL], #1903
  • Prolita veledae; [NHM card]; Lee, Hodges & Brown, 2009, Zootaxa 2231: 12

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