Prays peperitis is a species of moth in the family of Praydidae.[1] It was first described by the English entomologist, Edward Meyrick in 1907, based on seven specimens collected in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
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.