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Marasmarcha oxydactylus

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Marasmarcha oxydactylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species:
M. oxydactylus
Binomial name
Marasmarcha oxydactylus
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus oxydactylus Staudinger, 1859
  • Marasmarcha wullschlegeli Müller-Rutz, 1914

Marasmarcha oxydactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria France and Italy. In Europe, the northern limit of the range are the Austrian Alps. It is also found in North Africa.[2]

The wingspan is 18–23 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Ononis rotundifolia.[4]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Faunistische Daten zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae auf der Iberischen Halbinsel (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae) Archived 2012-09-23 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ lepiforum.de
  4. ^ Marasmarcha at funet


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