| Prays peperitis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Praydidae |
| Genus: | Prays |
| Species: | P. peperitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Prays peperitis Meyrick, 1907 | |
Prays peperitis is a species of moth in the family of Praydidae. It was first described by the English entomologist, Edward Meyrick in 1907, based on seven specimens collected in Sri Lanka.
References
- Wing, Peter (2011). "LepIndex - peperitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- Meyrick, Edward (1907). Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. Vol. 1. p. 985. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9702. OCLC 7069711 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- Lewis, Jon; Sohn, Jae-Cheon (2015). Landry, Bernard (ed.). Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae). World Catalogue of Insects. Vol. 12. Brill. p. 80. doi:10.1163/9789004264267_003. ISBN 9789004264267.
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| Prays peperitis | |
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