Merrifieldia baliodactylus

Merrifieldia baliodactylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species: M. baliodactylus
Binomial name
Merrifieldia baliodactylus
(Zeller, 1841)
Synonyms
  • Merrifieldia baliodactyla
  • Pterophorus baliodactylus Zeller, 1841
  • Alucita tridactylus Stephens, 1834
  • Pterophorus daliodactilus Bruand, 1850

Merrifieldia baliodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is known from most of Europe.

The wingspan is 20–27 millimetres (0.79–1.06 in). Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare. They bite through the stem and cause the upper leaves to wilt.

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