Merulempista ragonoti

Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France[2] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.[1]

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

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. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. 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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