Proutia rotunda
Local name: Birkesækbærer
Proutia rotunda is a moth belonging to the family Psychidae. The species was first described by Esko Suomalainen in 1990.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Psychidae
Genus
Proutia
Proutia rotunda belongs to the family Psychidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Proutia rotunda is a moth belonging to the family Psychidae. The species was first described by Esko Suomalainen in 1990.
Proutia rotunda faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural expansion in its limited range. Climate change and increased frequency of extreme weather events further threaten the remaining fragmented populations of this endemic moth species.
Key Facts
Threats
IUCN Red List: Endangered
Proutia rotunda faces severe population declines primarily due to habitat loss from deforestation and agricultural expansion in its limited range. Climate change and increased frequency of extreme weather events further threaten the remaining fragmented populations of this endemic moth species.
Agricultural expansion and land conversion
Habitat loss and fragmentation from deforestation
Climate change and altered precipitation patterns
Light pollution affecting nocturnal behavior
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Proutia rotunda (Proutia rotunda). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/birkeskbrer