Merulempista ragonoti

Merulempista ragonoti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Merulempista[1]
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[2] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.[1]

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are buffy greyish white with reddish grey bands. The hindwings are also buffy greyish white.[3]

The larvae feed on Tamarix africana.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ lepiforum.de
  4. ↑ 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)


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