''Prorella'' is a genus of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s in the family
Geometridae
The geometer moths are moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...
erected by
William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and
James Halliday McDunnough
James Halliday McDunnough (10 May 1877 – 23 February 1962) was a Canadians, Canadian Linguistics, linguist, musician, and Entomology, entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributio ...
in 1918.
Species
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Prorella albida''
(Cassino & Swett, 1923)
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Prorella artestata''
(Grossbeck, 1908)
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Prorella desperata''
(Hulst, 1896)
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Prorella discoidalis''
(Grossbeck, 1908)
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Prorella emmedonia''
(Grossbeck, 1908)
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Prorella gypsata''
(Grote, 1882)
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Prorella insipidata''
(Pearsall, 1910)
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Prorella irremorata''
(Dyar, 1923)
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Prorella leucata''
(Hulst, 1896)
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Prorella mellisa''
(Grossbeck, 1908)
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Prorella ochrocarneata''
McDunnough, 1949
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Prorella opinata''
(Pearsall, 1909)
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Prorella protoptata''
(McDunnough, 1938)
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Prorella remorata''
(Grossbeck, 1907)
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Prorella tremorata''
McDunnough, 1949
References
* 2011: A morphological review of tribes in Larentiinae (Lepidoptera: Geometridae). ''
Zootaxa
''Zootaxa'' is a peer-reviewed scientific mega journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press (Auckland, New Zealand). The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week ...
'', 3136: 1–44
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