Prays ruficeps

Prays ruficeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Praydidae
Genus: Prays
Species:
P. ruficeps
Binomial name
Prays ruficeps
Heinemann, 1854
Synonyms
  • Oecophora ruficeps
  • Prays rustica
  • Prays simplicella

Prays ruficeps is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Northern and Central Europe.

The wingspan is 14–17 mm.

The larvae feed on ash (Fraxinus excelsior).

References

  • Aaarvik, L. et al. ,2017 Nordic-Baltic Checklist of Lepidoptera. Norwegian Journal of Entomology - Supplement No. 3: 1–236.
  • Heinemann, 1854): Zehn neue Microlepidoptern. Zeitschrift für Entomologie im Auftrage des Vereins für schlesische Insektenkunde zu Breslau 8: 1–7. Breslau (J. Urban Kern).
  • Huemer, P., 2013 Die Schmetterlinge Österreichs (Lepidoptera). Systematische und faunistische Checkliste. Studiohefte 12: 1–304.
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