Prays nephelomima Meyrick, 1907
 YPONOMEUTIDAE

Don Herbison-Evans ( donherbisonevans@yahoo.com )
&
Stella Crossley

Prays nephelomima
oops: no abdomen!
(Photo: courtesy of Landcare Research Ltd., New Zealand)

These Caterpillars are a pest on:

  • Citrus flowers, e.g. Lemon, Orange, ( RUTACEAE ),

    The adult moths are fawn with brown markings, and have a wingspan of about 1 cm.

    The species occurs in:

  • New Zealand, and
  • Society Island,
    and in Australia in
  • New South Wales,
  • Northern Territory, and
  • Queensland.

    Further reading :

    Ian F.B. Common,
    Moths of Australia, Melbourne University Press, 1990, p. 204.

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    (updated 26 May 2010)