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Olive moth

Prays oleae (Bernard, 1788)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The olive moth (Prays oleae) is a species in the family Praydidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the olive moth

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
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 olive moth live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the olive moth as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Belgium
  2. Denmark

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the olive 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 olive moth classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyPraydidae
  6. genusPrays
  7. SpeciesPrays oleae (Bernard, 1788)

Synonyms Elachista oleella, Oecophora moschettinella, Phalaena oleae, Phalena oleae, Prays accesella, Prays adspersella, Prays moschettinella, Prays oleella, Prays olivella, Tinea oleella, Tinea oliviella, Tinea servillella

Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Olive Kernel borerEnglish
  • Teigne de l’olivierFrench
  • Traça-da-oliveiraPortuguese
  • Моль маслиннаяRussian
  • olivträdsmalSwedish
  • Zeytin GüvesiTurkish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the olive moth

Other species in the same genus Prays.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the olive moth an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the olive moth as introduced in 2 countries: Belgium and Denmark, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the olive moth?

The olive moth (Prays oleae) belongs to the family Praydidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-13. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Olive moth (Prays oleae). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-moth

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BibTeX
@misc{olive_moth_2026,
  title = {Olive moth (Prays oleae)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/olive-moth},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-13}
}