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Merrifieldia hedemanni

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Species of plume moth

Merrifieldia hedemanni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species: M. hedemanni
Binomial name
Merrifieldia hedemanni
(Rebel, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Gypsochares hedemanni Rebel, 1896
  • Alucita hesperidella Walsingham, 1908

Merrifieldia hedemanni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

The larvae feed on Micromeria varia.

References

  1. "Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel 1896)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. Merrifieldia at funet
Taxon identifiers
Merrifieldia hedemanni


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