Prays atomocella

Hop-tree ermine moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Prays
Species: P. atomocella
Binomial name
Prays atomocella
(Dyar, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Yponomeuta atomocella Dyar, 1902
  • Yponomeuta atomosella
  • Prays atomosella

Prays atomocella, the hop-tree ermine moth, is a moth of the family Yponomeutidae. It is found in the United States, where it has been recorded from Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.[1]

The wingspan is about 18 mm. There is one generation per year with adults on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed inside new shoots of Ptelea trifoliata. When full-grown, the larva leaves the shoot and pupates inside a cocoon. Larvae can be found in early spring.[2]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Microleps.Org
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