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Prays peperitis

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Prays peperitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Praydidae
Genus: Prays
Species:
P. peperitis
Binomial name
Prays peperitis
Meyrick, 1907

Prays peperitis is a species of moth in the family Praydidae.[1] It was described by English entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1907 based on seven specimens collected in Sri Lanka.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Wing, Peter (2011). "LepIndex - peperitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1907). Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Vol. 1. p. 985. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9702. OCLC 7069711 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  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. 80. doi:10.1163/9789004264267_003. ISBN 9789004264267.