Prorella tremorata

Prorella tremorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Geometridae
Genus:	Prorella
Species:	P. tremorata
Binomial name
	Prorella tremorata; McDunnough, 1949[1][2]

Prorella tremorata is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by James Halliday McDunnough in 1949. It is found in the US states of California and Nevada.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are light ocherous with darker costal blotches. The hindwings are somewhat paler in color with a prominent dark discal streak and an irregular postmedian line.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in February, April and October.

References

Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Prorella tremorata McDunnough 1949". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.
"910458.00 – 7617 – Prorella tremorata – McDunnough, 1949". 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 tremorata McDunnough 1949". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016.

[2] "910458.00 – 7617 – Prorella tremorata – McDunnough, 1949". 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.