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Pryeria sinica, the euonymus defoliator moth is a species of moth of the Zygaenidae family.[1] It is native to Asia and has been introduced in the United States, where it has been found in Maryland and Virginia.[1]

Pryeria sinica
Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Pryeria
Species:	P. sinica
Binomial name
Pryeria sinica Moore, 1877
Synonyms
Sinica sinica

The larvae feed on Euonymus and Celastrus species, including Euonymus alatus, Euonymus japonicus Euonymus fortunei, Euonymus sieboldianus, Euonymus kiautschovica and Celastrus punctatus.^{[citation needed]}

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