Prays friesei
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Prays friesei is a moth
in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands
and Madeira
.
The larvae possibly feed on Jasminum odoratissimum and/or Picconia excelsa
. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
and Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
.
The larvae possibly feed on Jasminum odoratissimum and/or Picconia excelsa
Picconia excelsa
Picconia excelsa is a species of Picconia, endemic to Macaronesia, occurring on the Canary Islands and Madeira .-Description:...
. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Prays friesei at www.catalogueoflife.org.
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl