Merrifieldia baliodactylus, also known as the dingy white plume, is a moth of the family Pterophoridae found in most of Europe. It was first described by the German entomologist, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1841.[1]
Fig. 8 larva after final moult 8a pupa
Species of plume moth
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
The wingspan is 20–27 millimetres (0.79–1.06in). Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation in western Europe.[2]
The larvae feed on Oregano (Origanum vulgare), biting through the stem and causing the upper leaves to wilt.[3]
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