Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France[1] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Merulempista |
| Species: | M. ragonoti
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| Merulempista ragonoti (Rothschild, 1913)
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The wingspan is 16–20 mm. The forewings are buffy greyish white with reddish grey bands. The hindwings are also buffy greyish white.[2]
The larvae feed on Tamarix africana.[3]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
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- ^ Estados inmaturos de Lepidoptera (XL). Una especie y una subespecie del género Merulempista Roesler, 1967 en el suroeste de la Península Ibérica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae)
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