Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pterophoridae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Merrifieldia | |
Scientific name Merrifieldia baliodactylus Similar Capperia britanniodactylus, Amblyptilia punctidactyla, Platyptilia calodactyla, Oxyptilus pilosellae, Adaina microdactyla | ||
Merrifieldia baliodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family that is known from most of Europe.
The wingspan is 20–27 millimetres (0.79–1.06 in). Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation in western Europe.
The larvae feed on Origanum vulgare. They bite through the stem and cause the upper leaves to wilt.
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