Merrifieldia chordodactylus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Merrifieldia |
Species: | M. chordodactylus
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Binomial name | |
Merrifieldia chordodactylus (
Staudinger, 1859)
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Merrifieldia chordodactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found on the Canary Islands and in Spain. [1] It has also been recorded from Algeria and Morocco.
The wingspan is 20–21 millimetres (0.79–0.83 in). [2]
The larvae possibly feed on Lavandula abrotanoides and fernleaf lavender ( Lavandula multifida). [3]