Prays friesei
Appearance
Prays friesei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Praydidae |
Genus: | Prays |
Species: | P. friesei
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Binomial name | |
Prays friesei Klimesch, 1992
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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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wing, Peter (2011). "LepIndex - friesei". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 16 February 2024.