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Merulempista ragonoti

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Species of moth

Merulempista ragonoti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Merulempista
Species: M. ragonoti
Binomial name
Merulempista ragonoti
(Rothschild, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Salebria ragonoti Rothschild, 1913
  • Tephris azrouella D. Lucas, 1933
  • Merulempista ragonoti juanella P. Leraut, 2002

Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France 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.

The larvae feed on Tamarix africana.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.dePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. 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)
Taxon identifiers
Merulempista ragonoti


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