Merulempista turturella
Merulempista turturella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Merulempista[1] |
Species: | M. turturella |
Binomial name | |
Merulempista turturella (Zeller, 1848) | |
Synonyms | |
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Merulempista turturella is a species of snout moth. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, the Canary Islands[2] and North Africa, including Algeria.[1]
The wingspan is 12–16 mm.
The larvae feed on Tamarix canariensis.[3]
References
- 1 2 "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ 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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