Prays xeroloxa explained

Prays xeroloxa is a species of moth in the family Praydidae.[1] It was described by English entomologist Edward Meyrick in 1935 based on larvae collected from the island of Java and reared on Harrisonia leaves.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wing . Peter . 2011 . LepIndex - xeroloxa . . . 11 February 2024.
  2. Book: Meyrick . Edward . 1935 . Exotic Microlepidoptera . . 4 . 602 . 10.5962/bhl.title.9241 . 10581383 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.
  3. Book: Lewis . Jon . Sohn . Jae-Cheon . Landry . Bernard . 2015 . Lepidoptera: Yponomeutoidea I (Argyresthiidae, Attevidae, Praydidae, Scythropiidae, and Yponomeutidae) . World Catalogue of Insects . 12 . . 81 . 10.1163/9789004264267_003 . 9789004264267.