Biology:Prays friesei

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Prays friesei
Scientific classification edit
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

  1. Klimesch, Josef Wilhelm (1992). "Prays friesei sp. nov. (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae)" (in de). Entomofauna (Maximilian Schwarz) 13: 113-120. ISSN 0250-4413. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/ENT_0013_0113-0118.pdf. 
  2. Lewis, Jon; Sohn, Jae-Cheon (2015). Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects. 12. Brill. p. 77. doi:10.1163/9789004264267_003. ISBN 9789004264267. 
  3. Wing, Peter (2011). "LepIndex - friesei". Natural History Museum, London. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=123651. 

Wikidata ☰ Q1811096 entry