''Prays'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s of the family

Praydidae Praydidae is a family of false ermine moths in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Though once considered a subfamily (Praydinae), a 2013 molecular analysis elevated it to family rank. Genera *''Atemelia'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1853 *'' Dictyoprays'' J ...

, formerly assigned to (depending on the author)

Plutellidae The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythrop ...

Yponomeutidae : ''Certain members of the unrelated snout moths (Pyralidae) are also known as "ermine moths." Spilosoma lubricipeda is an unrelated moth with the common name "white ermine."'' The family Yponomeutidae are known as the ermine moths, with severa ...

Selected species

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Prays acmonias ''Prays acmonias'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Pakistan.Prays alpha'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *''

Prays amblystola ''Prays amblystola'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to ...

'' - Turner, 1923 (from Australia) *''

Prays armynoti ''Prays'' is a genus of moths of the family Praydidae, formerly assigned to (depending on the author) Plutellidae or Yponomeutidae. Selected species *'' Prays acmonias'' - Meyrick, 1914 (from India) *''Prays alpha'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) ...

'' Bippus, 2020 (from Réunion) *''

Prays atomocella ''Prays atomocella'', the hop-tree ermine moth, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas. The ...

'' - (Dyar, 1902) (from Texas) *''

Prays autocasis ''Prays autocasis'' is a moth of the family Praydidae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australi ...

'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Australia) *''

Prays beta ''Prays beta'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wing ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (Japan, Russia, South Korea) *''

Prays caenobitella ''Prays caenobitella'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered ...

'' - Hübner, 1816 *''

Prays calycias ''Prays calycias'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Aust ...

'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Queensland) *'' Prays chrysophyllae'' - Silvestri, 1915 (from Eritrea) *''

Prays cingulata ''Prays cingulata'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Guizhou, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exce ...

'' - H.L. Yu & H.H. Li, 2004 (from China) *''

Prays citri ''Prays citri'', the citrus blossom moth or citrus young fruit borer, is a moth of the family Praydidae. It is found in Southern Europe. There are reports of ''D. citri'' in other regions, but these are likely to be misidentifications of other ...

'' - Milliére, 1873 (worldwide distribution) *''

Prays curalis ''Prays curalis'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to ha ...

'' - Meyrick, 1914 (from India) *''

Prays delta ''Prays delta'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found on the island of Honshu in Japan and has also been recorded from China. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from China, South Korea, Japan) *''

Prays ducalis ''Prays ducalis'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae. External links ''Prays ducalis''at www.catalogueoflife.org. Plutellidae {{Yponomeutoidea-stub ...

'' - Meyrick, (from Sri Lanka) *''

Prays endocarpa ''Prays endocarpa'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae.Known by the common name Citrus pock caterpillar, the larvae are pests of Pomelo fruit. External links ''Prays endocarpa''at www.catalogueoflife.org. References Plutellidae Moths d ...

'' - Meyrick, 1919 (Indonesia/Malaysia) *''

Prays endolemma ''Prays endolemma'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae. External links ''Prays endolemma''at www.catalogueoflife.org. https://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=PH9310199 https://gd.eppo.int/taxon/PRAYED Plutellidae Moths desc ...

'' - Diakonoff, 1967 (from the Philippines) *''

Prays epsilon ''Prays epsilon'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on t ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *''

Prays erebitis ''Prays erebitis'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae. External links ''Prays erebitis''at www.catalogueoflife.org. Plutellidae {{Yponomeutoidea-stub ...

'' - Meyrick, (from India, Oriental) *''

Prays fraxinella ''Prays fraxinella'', the ash bud moth, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Europe. The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The head is white or greyish ochreous. Forewings are white or greyish-ochreous; some blackish dorsal strig ...

'' - Bjerkander, 1784 (from Europe) *''

Prays friesei ''Prays friesei'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_cir ...

'' - Klimesch, 1992 (from Canary islands) *''

Prays fulvocanella ''Prays fulvocanella'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae. It seems endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai Kauai, () anglicized as Kauai ( ), is geologically the second-oldest of the main Hawaiian Islands (after Niʻihau). With an are ...

'' - Walsingham, 1907 *''

Prays galapagosella ''Prays'' is a genus of moths of the family Praydidae, formerly assigned to (depending on the author) Plutellidae or Yponomeutidae. Selected species *'' Prays acmonias'' - Meyrick, 1914 (from India) *''Prays alpha'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Jap ...

'' - B. Landry & J.F. Landry, 1998 (Galapagos islands) *''

Prays gamma ''Prays gamma'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *'' Prays ignota'' - J.F.G.Clarke, 1986 (from Polynesia) *''

Prays inconspicua ''Prays inconspicua'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongz ...

'' - H.L. Yu & H.H. Li, 2004 (from China) *''

Prays inscripta ''Prays inscripta'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1907 and is found in Australia. The larvae feed on ''Phebalium ''Phebalium'' is a genus of thirty species of shrubs or small trees i ...

'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Australia) *''

Prays iota ''Prays iota'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *''

Prays kappa ''Prays kappa'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *'' Prays kalligraphos'' - J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, 2011 (from China) *''

Prays lambda ''Prays lambda'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *''

Prays liophaea ''Prays liophaea'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by English entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1927 based on two specimens collected from Stellenbosch, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of Sou ...

'' - Meyrick, 1927 *''

Prays lobata ''Prays lobata'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Hubei Hubei (; ; alternately Hupeh) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China, and is part of the Central China region. The name of the province means ...

'' - H.L. Yu & H.H. Li, 2004 (from China) *''

Prays nephelomima ''Prays nephelomima'', the citrus flower moth, is a moth of the family Praydidae. It is found in Australia (New South Wales and southern Queensland). It was first recorded as being present in New Zealand in 1975. The wingspan The wingspan ...

'' - Meyrick, 1907 *''

Prays oleae ''Prays oleae'' (olive moth) is a moth of the family Plutellidae found in Europe. Description The wingspan is . The larvae are a pest on olives (''Olea europaea''). Other recorded food plants include '' Phillyrea'', jasmine and '' Ligustrum' ...

'' - Bernard, 1788 (from Europe) *'' Prays oleaceoides'' Gibeaux, 1985 (from Madagascar) *'' Prays oliviella'' - Boyer, 1837 *'' Prays omicron'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *''

Prays parilis ''Prays parilis'', the lemon bud moth, is a moth of the family Plutellidae. The species was first described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1923. It is found in Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), New Zealand and the Cook Islands ) ...

'' - Turner, 1923 (from Australia) *'' Prays peperitis'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Sri Lanka) *''

Prays peregrina ''Prays peregrina'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It was first discovered in North London in 2003, and subsequently in the Chelsea Physic Garden, West London in 2005. Since then there have been a number of records in the London and Kent ar ...

'' - Agassiz, 2007 (from England) *''

Prays ruficeps ''Prays ruficeps'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Northern Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a reg ...

'' - Heinemann, 1854 (from Europe) *'' Prays sparsipunctella'' - Turati, 1924 (from Libya) *''

Prays stratella ''Prays stratella'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae The Plutellidae are a family of moths commonly known as the diamondback moths, named after the diamondback moth (''Plutella xylostella'') of European origin. It was once considered to h ...

'' - Zeller, 1877 *'' Prays sublevatella'' - Viette, 1957 (from Réunion) *''

Prays temulenta ''Prays temulenta'' is a moth in the family Plutellidae. External links ''Prays temulenta''at www.catalogueoflife.org. Plutellidae Moths described in 1910 {{Yponomeutoidea-stub ...

'' - Meyrick, 1910 (from Himalaya) *''

Prays tineiformis ''Prays tineiformis'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Hainan Hainan (, ; ) is the smallest and southernmost province of the People's Republic of China (PRC), consisting of various islands in the South China Sea. , t ...

'' - J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, 2011 (from China) *'' Prays tyrastis'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Australia) *''

Prays xeroloxa ''Prays xeroloxa'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae Praydidae is a family of false ermine moths in the superfamily Yponomeutoidea. Though once considered a subfamily (Praydinae), a 2013 molecular analysis elevated it to family ran ...

'' - Meyrick, 1935 (from Java/Indonesia)

References

* , 2007: ''Prays peregrina'' sp. n. (Yponomeutidae) a presumed adventive species in Greater London. ''Nota Lepidopterologica'' 30 (2): 407—410. Full article

* , 1998: Yponomeutidae of the Galapagos Islands, with description of a new species of Prays (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea). ''Tropical Lepidoptera Research'' 9 (1): 31-40.Full article

* , 2011, A taxonomic review of ''Prays'' Hübner, 1825 (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea: Praydidae) China with descriptions of two new species. ''Tijdschrift voor Entomologie'' 154 (1): 25-32. Moth genera Plutellidae Taxa named by Jacob Hübner {{Yponomeutoidea-stub