Merulempista ragonoti explained

Merulempista ragonoti is a species of snout moth. It is found in Portugal, France^[1] and North Africa, including Algeria and Morocco.

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]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610211921/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442318 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Merulempista_Ragonoti lepiforum.de
3. https://www.redalyc.org/pdf/455/45518193006.pdf 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)