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Genus Prays

Arizona Moth - close to Yponomeuta - Prays

Estigmene acrea Male? - Prays atomocella

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Yponomeutoidea (Ermine Moths and kin)

Family Praydidae (False Ermine Moths)

Genus Prays

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Prays Hübner, [1825]

Pepilla Guenée, 1845

Explanation of Names

Generic epithet Prays is Greek meaning "gentle, delicate." (1)

Remarks

Several introduced species, only one native Prays atomocella

Print References

Hübner, J. [1825]. Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge. 413

Internet References

Wikipedia

Works Cited

1.	An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names. Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.

Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 31 October, 2011 - 6:42pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 8 July, 2014 - 2:26pm

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