''Prays sublevatella'' is a

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 ...

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 have three subfamilies: Plutellinae, Praydinae, and Scythrop ...

. It is found on

Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...

island in the Indian Ocean. This species has a wingspan of 15 mm and a wing length of 7 mm. Its host plant is ''

Olea lancea ''Olea lancea'' grows as a shrub or small tree up to tall. Distribution It is known from Madagascar, Mauritius, La Réunion and Rodrigues Rodrigues (french: Île Rodrigues, link=yes ; Creole: ) is a autonomous outer island of the Repub ...

'' (

Oleaceae Oleaceae, also known as the olive family, is a taxonomic family of flowering shrubs, trees, and a few lianas in the order Lamiales, It presently comprises 28 genera, one of which is recently extinct.Peter S. Green. 2004. "Oleaceae". pages ...

).Martiré & Rochat, 2008. Les papillons de la Réunion et leurs cheinilles. 1-496.

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''Prays sublevatella''
at www.catalogueoflife.org. Plutellidae Moths of Africa Moths described in 1957 {{Yponomeutoidea-stub