Merulempista ragonoti
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Merulempista |
Species: | M. ragonoti
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Binomial name | |
Merulempista ragonoti (Rothschild, 1913)
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Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France[1] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.
The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are buffy greyish white with reddish grey bands. The hindwings are also buffy greyish white.[2]
The larvae feed on Tamarix africana.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Estados inmaturos de Lepidoptera (XL). Una especie y una subespecie del género Merulempista Roesler, 1967 en el suroeste de la Península Ibérica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae)