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Prays friesei

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Species of moth

Prays friesei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Praydidae
Genus: Prays
Species: P. friesei
Binomial name
Prays friesei
Klimesch, 1992

Prays friesei is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira. The larvae feed on Chrysojasminum odoratissimum and Picconia excelsa.

References

  1. Klimesch, Josef Wilhelm (1992). "Prays friesei sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae)" (PDF). Entomofauna (in German). 13. Maximilian Schwarz: 113–120. ISSN 0250-4413. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2022.
  2. Lewis, Jon; Sohn, Jae-Cheon (2015). Landry, Bernard (ed.). Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 12. Brill. p. 77. doi:10.1163/9789004264267_003. ISBN 9789004264267.
  3. Wing, Peter (2011). "LepIndex - friesei". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Prays friesei


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