Merrifieldia bystropogonis

Merrifieldia bystropogonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species:
M. bystropogonis
Binomial name
Merrifieldia bystropogonis
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Alucita bystropogonis Walsingham, 1908

Merrifieldia bystropogonis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.[1]

The wingspan is 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in).[2]

The larvae feed on Bystropogon plumosus.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
  2. ^ lepiforum.de
  3. ^ Merrifieldia at funet


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