Prophalonia is an extinct genus of moths in the family Incurvariidae. It was described by Rebel in 1936, and contained the species P. acutitarsella and P. gigas. P. acutitarsellus was later transferred to Adelites.
Taxonomy Prophalonia was established in the Tortricidae and later transferred to the Tineoidea.Butterflies and Moths of the World - Generic Names and their Type-species It was included in the Incurvariidae by F. M. Carpenter in 1992.Paleobiology Database
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