Species Prolita princeps - Hodges#1894

1894

Prolita princeps (Busck, 1910)

Synonym

Gnorimoschema princeps Busck, 1910

Phylogenetic sequence #054825

WS ≈ 16.5-20 mm (1)

Adult: The scales on the costal half at the base and the costal margin on the forewings are buff white with brown tips, while the scales on the area costad and distad of the medial brown streak are white to buff white with pale brown apices, and the scales dorsad of the brown streak are pale yellow. A few buff tipped scales are found on the outer margin. The hindwings are fuscous, with the veins slightly darker. (1)