Merrifieldia bystropogonis
Merrifieldia bystropogonis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Merrifieldia |
Species: | M. bystropogonis |
Binomial name | |
Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908) | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Merrifieldia at funet