Life Insecta Lepidoptera Ditrysia Pterophoroidea Pterophoridae Pterophorinae

• Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) EU, North Africa, Asia Minor. See [maps]

  • Alucita leucodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 146
  • Alucita leucodactyla Hübner, [1805]; pl. 1, f. 2
  • Alucita theiodactyla Hübner, [1825]
  • Aciptilia wernickei Wocke, 1898; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 10 (2): 376
  • Alucita fitzi Rebel, 1912; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 62 (3/4): 107
  • Alucita dryogramma Meyrick, 1930; Exot. Microlep. 3 (18-20): 567

  • Merrifieldia leucodactyla; [ME1]; [RFEL]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  500x406 (~28Kb) Finland, Ylöjärvi, Teivaala, 6828:320, 16.7.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen

  Larva on Thymus serpyllum, T. pulegioides, Thymus drucei, Pulmonaria officinalis, Origanum vulgare [ME1]

• Merrifieldia tridactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) EU, Asia Minor, North Africa. See [maps]

  • Alucita tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 542
  • Pterophorus fuscolimbatus Duponchel, 1844; in Godart, Hist. Nat. Lépid. Fr. (Suppl.) 4: 498
  • Pterophorus icterodactylus Mann, 1855; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 5 (Abh.): 571
  • Alucita icterodactyla noctis Caradja, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2): 83
  • Alucita baliodactyla menthae Chrétien, 1925; Amat. Papillons 2: 243
  • Alucita icterodactyla phillipsi Huggins, 1955; Ent. Gaz. 6: 124
  • Aciptilia exilidactyla Buszko, 1975; Polskie Pismo Ent. 45: 141
  • Merrifieldia neli Bigot & Picard, 1989; Alexanor 15 (Suppl.): [31]

  • Merrifieldia icterodactylus; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia menthae; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia neli; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia tridactyla; [ME1]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [SVF]

  Larva on Thymus serpyllum, T. vulgaris, Thymus drucei, T. pulegioides, T. praecox, T. marschallianus, Mentha sylvestris, M. rotundifolia, Calamintha nepeta [ME1]

• Merrifieldia baliodactylus (Zeller, 1841) WEU, CEU, SEU. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus baliodactylus Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (11-12): 861
  • Aciptilia baliodactylus var. meridionalis Staudinger, 1880; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 15 (4): 432

  • Merrifieldia baliodactylus; [ME1], 107; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Origanum vulgare [ME1]: 107

• Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847) SEU, Mediterranean. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus malacodactylus Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 1847 (12): 905
  • Pterophorus meristodactylus Zeller, 1852; ?? Linn. Ent., 1: 396
  • Alucita indocta Meyrick, 1913; Exot. Microlep. 1 (4): 111
  • Alucita subtilis Caradja, 1920; Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2): 81
  • Alucita parca Meyrick, 1921; Exotic Microlep. 2 (14): 421
  • Alucita subcretosa Meyrick, 1922; Exotic Microlep. 2 (18): 549
  • Alucita phaeoschista Meyrick, 1923; Entomologist 56: 277
  • Alucita spicidactyla Chrétien, 1923; Amat. Papillons 1: 231
  • Alucita rayatella Amsel, 1959; Bull. Soc. ent. Egypt. 43: 55
  • Aciptilia spicidactyla spp. insularis Bigot, 1961; Lambillionea 61: 7
  • Aciptilia livadiensis Zagulajev & Filippova, 1976; Proc. Zoll. Inst. Akad. Nauk USSR, 64: 40
  • Pterophorus malacodactylus ssp. trasdanubinus Fazekas, 1986; 13
  • Merrifieldia garrigae Bigot & Picard, 1989; Alexanor 15 (Suppl.): [33]
  • Merrifieldia moulignieri Nel, 1991; Alexanor 17: 174
  • Merrifieldia inopinata Bigot, Nel & Picard, 1993; Alexanor 18: 122

  • Merrifieldia garrigae; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia malacodactyla; [iNaturalist]
  • Merrifieldia malacodactylus; [ME1], 107; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia moulignieri; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia spicidactyla; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Origanum vulgare, Thymus herba-barona, Lavandula stoechas, Lavandula angustifolia, L. latifolia, Calamintha nepeta, Rosmarius officinalis, Nepeta nepetellae [ME1]: 108

• ?Merrifieldia calcaria (Lederer, 1870)

  • Merrifieldia calcarius; [CoL] ; [LEPIFORUM]
• Merrifieldia semiodactylus (Mann, 1855) Corsica, Sardinia. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus semiodactylus Mann, 1855; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 5 (Abh.): 570

  • Merrifieldia semiodactylus; [ME1], 108; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Mentha suaveolens insularis [ME1]: 108

• Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel, 1896) Canary Islands

  • Gysochares hedemanni Rebel, 1896; Ann. Mus. Wien 11: 115
  • Alucita hesperidella Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 917
    • = ; [ME1], 108

  • Merrifieldia hedemanni; [ME1], 108; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Micromeria varia [ME1]

• Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859) Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Spain. See [maps]

  • Pterophorus chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859; Stettin ent. Ztg 20 (7-9): 259
  • Pterophorus probolias Meyrick, 1891; Ent. mon. Mag. 27: 12
  • Alucita particiliata Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 916

  • Merrifieldia chordodactylus; [ME1], 109; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia particiliata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
  • Merrifieldia probolias; [CoL]

  Larva on Lavandula abrotanoides?, L. multifida? [ME1]: 109

• Merrifieldia bystropogonis (Walsingham, [1908]) Canary Islands

  • Alucita bystropogonis Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907: 915

  • Merrifieldia bystropogonis; [ME1], 109; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

  Larva on Bystropogon plumosus [ME1]: 109

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