Prays parilis Turner, 1923 is a animal in the Praydidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Prays parilis Turner, 1923

Prays parilis Turner, 1923

Prays parilis, the lemon bud moth, is a Praydidae moth described in 1923, found in Australia, New Zealand, and the Cook Islands.

Family
Genus
Prays
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Prays parilis Turner, 1923

Prays parilis, commonly known as the lemon bud moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Praydidae. It was first formally described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1923. This species is distributed in Australia (specifically New South Wales and Queensland), as well as in New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

Photo: (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Praydidae Prays

More from Praydidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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