Merulempista ragonoti

Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France[1] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.

Merulempista ragonoti
Scientific 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

The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are buffy greyish white with reddish grey bands. The hindwings are also buffy greyish white.[2]

The larvae feed on Tamarix africana.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de 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)


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