''Prays'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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'' ...

, 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."'' An ermine moth is any moth in the family Yponomeutidae, which has s ...

Selected species

*''

Prays acmonias ''Prays acmonias'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Pakistan. The larvae feed on ''Viburnum ''Viburnum'' is a genus of about 150–175 species of flowering plants in the moschatel family, Adoxaceae. Its current classifica ...

'' - Meyrick, 1914 (from India) *'' Prays alpha'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *''

Prays amblystola ''Prays amblystola'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by Alfred Jefferis Turner in 1923 and is found in New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country compris ...

'' - 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'' - (Dyar, 1902) (from Texas) *'' Prays autocasis'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Australia) *'' Prays beta'' - Moriuti, 1977 (Japan, Russia, South Korea) *'' Prays caenobitella'' - Hübner, 1816 *'' Prays calycias'' - 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. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it i ...

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

Prays citri ''Prays citri'' ''Prays citri'', also known by the common name citrus flower moth, is a Lepidoptera belonging to the family Yponomeutidae and is a pest of ''Citrus''. Adult ''P. citri'' have light grey forewings with dark grey/black spots and ...

'' - Milliére, 1873 (worldwide distribution) *'' Prays curalis'' - Meyrick, 1914 (from India) *'' Prays curulis'' - 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 species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by English entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1914 based a single specimen collected in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri ...

'' - 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 The pomelo ( ; or pummelo, ''Citrus maxima''), also known as a shaddock, is the largest citrus fruit. I ...

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

Prays endolemma ''Prays endolemma'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1967 and is found on the island of Luzon in the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Arch ...

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

Prays epsilon ''Prays epsilon'' 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 opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has ...

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

Prays erebitis ''Prays erebitis'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It was described by English entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1914 based on two specimens collected in Ootacamund, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a count ...

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

Prays fraxinella ''Prays fraxinella'', also known as the ash bud moth, is a moth of the family Plutellidae found in Europe. The larvae are leaf miners, feeding on the leaves and buds of ash trees. Description The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The head is white ...

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

Prays friesei ''Prays friesei'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira Madeira ( ; ), officially the Autonomous Region of Madeira (), is an autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous region of Portug ...

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

Prays fulvocanella ''Prays fulvocanella'' is a species of moth in the family Praydidae. It is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Species of '' Melicope'' and ''Zanthoxylum'' may serve as hosts for ''P. fulvocanella'' larvae A larva (; : larvae ) is a dis ...

'' - 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 Japan ...

'' - B. Landry & J.F. Landry, 1998 (Galapagos islands) *'' Prays gamma'' - 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, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it i ...

'' - H.L. Yu & H.H. Li, 2004 (from China) *'' Prays inscripta'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Australia) *'' Prays iota'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *'' Prays kappa'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *'' Prays kalligraphos'' - J.C. Sohn & C.S. Wu, 2011 (from China) *'' Prays lambda'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *'' Prays liophaea'' - Meyrick, 1927 *'' Prays lobata'' - 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'' - Bernard, 1788 (from Europe) *''

Prays oleaceoides ''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) ...

'' Gibeaux, 1985 (from Madagascar) *'' Prays oliviella'' - Boyer, 1837 *''

Prays omicron ''Prays omicron'' is a moth of the family Praydidae. 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 opposite wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a ...

'' - Moriuti, 1977 (from Japan) *'' Prays parilis'' - Turner, 1923 (from Australia) *'' Prays peperitis'' - Meyrick, 1907 (from Sri Lanka) *'' Prays peregrina'' - Agassiz, 2007 (from England) *''

Prays ruficeps ''Prays ruficeps'' is a moth of the family Plutellidae. It is found in Northern Europe, Northern and Central Europe. The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The larvae feed on ash (''Fraxinus excelsior''). References *Aaarvik, L. et al. ,2017 Nordic- ...

'' - Heinemann, 1854 (from Europe) *'' Prays sparsipunctella'' - Turati, 1924 (from Libya) *'' Prays stratella'' - Zeller, 1877 *'' Prays sublevatella'' - Viette, 1957 (from Réunion) *'' Prays temulenta'' - Meyrick, 1910 (from Himalaya) *''

Prays tineiformis ''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 ...

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