Prays ruficeps

Prays ruficeps
Scientific classification
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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