Merrifieldia hedemanni

Merrifieldia hedemanni
Merrifieldia hedemanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species: M. hedemanni
Binomial name
Merrifieldia hedemanni
(Rebel, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gypsochares hedemanni Rebel, 1896
  • Alucita hesperidella Walsingham, 1908

Merrifieldia hedemanni is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Micromeria varia.[3]

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