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Prays ruficeps (Heinemann, 1854)

Cryptic Ash Bud Moth
(NULL)
22.0030 (B&F: 448a)


»Suborder: Glossata
  »Superfamily: Yponomeutoidea
    »Family: Praydidae
      »Subfamily: Cemiostominae
        »Tribe: Phalacropterygini

Number of records: 120
Recorded in: 29 1km grid squares
Date of most recent record: 05 viii 2024
Identification 
difficulty 
: 2Adult: Can be confused with other species

NULL

Prays ruficeps
Bracklesham, 25 vii 2012
Photo: Derek Lee
Prays ruficeps
Littlehampton, 7 vi 2018
Photo: Colin Knight
Prays ruficeps
Littlehampton, 7 vi 2018
Photo: Colin Knight
Prays ruficeps
Queens Park, Brighton, 14 viii 2020
Photo: Colin Piper
Prays ruficeps
Crowborough, 9 vii 2025
Photo: Bill Welch
Prays ruficeps
Belton Road, Brighton, 24 v 2017
Photo: Jeremy Patterson
Prays ruficeps
Ashdown Forest, 17 4 2026
Photo: Charles Waters
Prays ruficeps
Ashdown Forest, 17 4 2026
Photo: Charles Waters

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Distribution at 1km scale

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No larval records

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