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Merulempista turturella

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Species of moth

Merulempista turturella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Merulempista
Species: M. turturella
Binomial name
Merulempista turturella
(Zeller, 1848)
Synonyms
  • Pempelia turturella Zeller, 1848
  • Salebria numidella Ragonot, 1890
  • Merulempista turturella numidella
  • Psorosa gelinella D. Lucas, 1909
  • Salebria numidella var. saturatella Caradja, 1910

Merulempista turturella is a species of snout moth. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, the Canary Islands and North Africa, including Algeria.

The wingspan is 12–16 mm.

The larvae feed on Tamarix canariensis.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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 turturella


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