Merrifieldia chordodactylus
| Merrifieldia chordodactylus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Pterophoridae | 
| Genus: | Merrifieldia | 
| Species: | M. chordodactylus | 
| Binomial name | |
| Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) | |
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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]
References
- ↑ "Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ↑ lepiforum.de
- ↑ Merrifieldia at funet
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