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Prays friesei

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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.[1][2][3]

References

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  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.