identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03A28577FFFEBD26FF87F9B7FD9ECC4D.text	03A28577FFFEBD26FF87F9B7FD9ECC4D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Prays citri (Milliere 1873)	<div><p>Prays citri (Millière, 1873) (Figs 1, 2)</p><p>Material examined. 6 ♀ / ♂, Iran, Mazandaran province, Sari, Esfandan village (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.117943&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.73428" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.117943/lat 36.73428)">Mr. Akbarzadeh</a> greenhouse), lemon greenhouse, 36º44'3.4"N, 53º07'4.6"E, - 17 m a.s.1., 25-IV-2024, leg.: Fardin Shahbaznejad. 5 ♀ / ♂, Iran, Mazandaran province, Sari, Zaghmarz (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=53.29322&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.795807" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 53.29322/lat 36.795807)">Mr. Abdollahi</a> greenhouse), lemon greenhouse, 36º47'44.9"N, 53º17'35.6"E, - 18 m a.s.1., 25-IV-2024, leg.: Fardin Shahbaznejad. 7 specimen, Iran, Mazandaran province, Sari, Chubāgh village (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.974167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.755833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.974167/lat 36.755833)">Mr. Shaeri</a> and <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=52.974167&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.755833" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 52.974167/lat 36.755833)">Larimi</a> greenhouse), lemon greenhouse, 36º45'21"N, 52º58'27"E, - 23 m a.s.1., 27-IV-2024, leg.: Masoumeh Shayanmehr.</p><p>Morphology. The adults (male/female) with long and filiform antennae. Wingspan 12–14 mm. Head, thorax, and forewings greyish-brown, forewings narrow and pointed, spotted with dark, hind wings brownish with narrow, pointed with long fringes (Fig. 1A–D). The larvae vary from light grey or greenish to brown. Fully grown larvae 4.2–5.5 mm long and semi-transparent (Fig. 1E–F). The pupa is initially light green but soon turns chocolate brown (Fig. 1G).</p><p>Damage and symptoms. Citrus flower moth larvae are particularly destructive to blossoms and young fruit which occur in spring and mid-summer. The damage occurs when the larvae feed on the flower parts or web them together. The larvae penetrate the buds and feed on them. As a result, damaged flower buds and flowers quickly wilt and are shed (Fig. 2A–C). The penetration of the fruit by the newly hatched larva is usually very superficial and often results in gumming of the fruit. Initially, the penetration marks (Fig. 2C) are relatively small, but as the fruit matures, they develop into brown necrotic scars, which can lead to the fruit being downgraded. Pupation occurs among damaged flowers or leaves.</p><p>Distribution in Iran. The occurrence of this species has very recently been reported from one of the studied locations (Chubagh village) in the citrus-growing regions of the north, but there is no available information on its presence in other citrus-producing provinces. This pest likely entered from Iran's neighbouring country, Turkey, along with infected saplings of lime trees.</p><p>General distribution. The pest, citrus flower moth has been widespread throughout the world, especially in the Mediterranean regions (Fig. 3).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A28577FFFEBD26FF87F9B7FD9ECC4D	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Shayanmehr, Masoumeh;Yoosefi Lafooraki, Elham;Shirvani, Asghar;Bakhshi, Arash;Shahbaznejad, Fardin	Shayanmehr, Masoumeh, Yoosefi Lafooraki, Elham, Shirvani, Asghar, Bakhshi, Arash, Shahbaznejad, Fardin (2025): The recent invasion of the citrus flower moth, Prays citri (Millière, 1873) (Lepidoptera: Praydidae) in Iran. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3): 741-750, DOI: 10.61186/jibs.11.3.741, URL: https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.741
