title: Prototheora geniculata
text: # Prototheora geniculata
  
  Prototheora geniculata is a species of moth of the family Prototheoridae. It is found in South Africa, where it known only from the Schoemanspoort in the Cape Province, which is located in a southern extension of the Karoo desert, generally referred to as the Little Karoo.
  
  The wingspan is 14–17 mm. Adults have been recorded in mid-March.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific epithet is derived from the Latin geniculatus (meaning like the bent knee) as suggested by the sharply bent, subapical portion of the male valva.
  
  