Prays citri

TaxID: 1421330

Basic Information

Prays citri

Citrus Ermel, Citrus Flower Moth

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 greyish brown hindwings and body. They have hair-like structures (fringe) on the perimeter of their wings and a wingspan of 11.5 C14.6 mm. Females tend to be lighter in colour than males. But an examination of genital structures is necessary to correctly identify P. citri from other species of the Prays genus.

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Taxonomic Information

Metazoa

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Praydidae

Prays

citri

unclassified

Photos (5 photos)

Prays citri
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Prays citri
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(c) José Fabião@BY-NC
Prays citri
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(c) José Fabião@BY-NC
Prays citri
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(c) José Fabião@BY-NC
Prays citri
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(c) Associação Vita Nativa@BY-NC

Morphological Features

Adult: head, thorax, and forewings greyish-brown; forewings narrow and pointed, spotted with dark; hind wings brownish, narrow, pointed, with long fringes. Larva: fully grown larvae 4.2–5.5 mm long, semi-transparent; larvae light grey, green, or brown, reaching 4–5.5 mm long at the last larval stage. Egg: approximately 0.2 mm long, slightly oval, white or creamy-white.

Source: GBIF Life Stage: Adult/Larva/Egg Source Type: Taxonomic treatment
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Plazi taxonomic treatment

Host Plants (3 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

Scientific Name Status
Casimiroa edulis Host
Citrus reticulata Host
Citrus sinensis Host

Quarantine Status (21 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
Argentina A1 list 2019
Brazil A1 list 2018
Chile Quarantine pests 2019
China Quarantine pests 2021
Costa Rica Absent —
Dominican Republic Quarantine pests —
Ecuador Quarantine pests —
Ghana Quarantine pests —
Greece Quarantine pests —
Iran Absent 2018
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Distribution (47 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

32
Present
15
Absent
0
Unknown/Other
Country Status State
Algeria Present —
Australia Absent —
Austria Present —
Belgium Present —
Democratic Republic of the Congo Present —
Cabo Verde Present —
Cyprus Present —
Germany Absent —
Denmark Absent —
Egypt Present —
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Distribution Map (Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)

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Genomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No genome records available.

Transcriptomes (0 records)

Data source: NCBI.

No transcriptome records available.

DNA Barcodes (0 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

No DNA barcode records available.

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