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Ash bud moth

Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The ash bud moth (Prays fraxinella) is a species in the family Praydidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the ash bud moth

Weight
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Length
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Lifespan
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Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the ash bud moth live?

Not recorded

Is the ash bud moth endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the ash bud moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPraydidae
  6. genusPrays
  7. SpeciesPrays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784)

Synonyms Anacampsis hortuella, Erminea curtisii, Phalaena fraxinella, Prays curtisella, Tinea caenobitella, Tinea circulella, Tinea fraxinella, Tinea maculella

Other names and names in other languages (15)
  • Ash-bud mothEnglish
  • zápředníček jasanovýCzech
  • Gwyfyn Blagur YnnWelsh
  • AskemølDanish
  • EschenzwieselmotteGerman
  • kirjosaarnikoiFinnish
  • fehér kőrisrügymolyHungarian
  • Uosinė kandisLithuanian
  • EssenmotDutch
  • Jesik pączkowiecPolish
  • Моль паутинная ясеневаяRussian
  • priadzovač jaseňovýSlovak
  • vit askmalSwedish
  • Gwyfynod Blagur YnnWelsh
  • Eschen-ZwieselmotteGerman

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the ash bud moth

Other species in the same genus Prays.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the ash bud moth?

The ash bud moth (Prays fraxinella) belongs to the family Praydidae in the order Lepidoptera.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Ash bud moth (Prays fraxinella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/ash-bud-moth

MLA

“Ash bud moth (Prays fraxinella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/ash-bud-moth.

BibTeX
@misc{ash_bud_moth_2026,
  title = {Ash bud moth (Prays fraxinella)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/ash-bud-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}