Merrifieldia chordodactylus

Merrifieldia chordodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species: M. chordodactylus
Binomial name
Merrifieldia chordodactylus
(Staudinger, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859

Merrifieldia chordodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands and in Spain.[1] It has also been recorded from Algeria and Morocco.

The wingspan is 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in).[2]

The larvae possibly feed on Lavandula abrotanoides and Lavandula multifida.[3]

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