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Prolita solutella
Checklist Number35.090 [B&F: 0795]
Verification
Record will require further evidence, at least a good photograph, unless CMR is aware recorder has confidence in identification
Classification
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gelechiinae |
| Genus: | Prolita |
| Species: | solutella |
| Authority: | (Zeller, 1839) |
Vulnerable (proposed as a future Red Data Book species) in dry pastures and dry heathland in the central Scottish Highlands, north-east Scotland, northern England and on the Lizard in Cornwall. Unlikely to be recorded in Hampshire or on the Isle of Wight. Wingspan 16-21 mm. Larva feeds on Petty Whin and Hairy Greenweed, living within a silken tube or tent.
