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Prays fulvocanella

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Prays fulvocanella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Praydidae
Genus: Prays
Species:
P. fulvocanella
Binomial name
Prays fulvocanella
Synonyms[1]
  • Prays fulvocanellus Walsingham, 1907

Prays fulvocanella is a species of moth in the family Praydidae.[2] It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Species of Melicope and Zanthoxylum may serve as hosts for P. fulvocanella larvae.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Microlepidoptera Part I: Monotrysia, Tineoidea, Tortricoidea, Gracillarioidea, Yponomeutoidea, and Alucitoidea. Insects of Hawaii. Vol. 9. University of Hawaiʻi Press. p. 755. OCLC 1086739663.
  2. ^ "LepIndex - fulvocanella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  3. ^ 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.