Merrifieldia bystropogonis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.[1]
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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. bystropogonis
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| Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)
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The wingspan is 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in).[2]
The larvae feed on Bystropogon plumosus.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, 1908)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Merrifieldia at funet
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