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Species of moth From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France[1] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.
Merulempista ragonoti | |
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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) | |
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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]
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