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Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905

Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905; Entomologist's Rec. J. Var. 17: 37, TS: Alucita tridactyla

= Pterophorus Schäffer, 1766; [NACL, 87]

Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, North Africa, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Alucita leucodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündigun eines Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend, 146
Alucita leucodactyla Hübner, [1805]; t 1, fig. 2
Alucita theiodactyla Hübner, [1825]
Aciptilia wernickei Wocke, 1898; in Wernicke: Dt. Ent. Z. Iris 10: 376
Alucita fitzi Rebel, 1912; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 62: 107
Alucita dryogramma Meyrick, 1930; Exot. Microlepidopt. 3(18): 567
Pterophorus tridactylus auct. nec Linnaeus, 1758
Pterophorus tetradactylus auct. nec Linnaeus, 1758
Merrifieldia leucodactyla, Svenska fjärilar [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 [About maps] Alucita tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. Ed X (1): 542
Pterophorus fuscolimbatus Duponchel, 1844; in Godart: Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de France, 11: 498
Pterophorus icterodactylus Mann, 1855; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 4 Abh.: 571
Alucita icterrodactyla noctis Caradja, 1920; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 34: 83
Alucita baliodactyla menthae Chrétien, 1925; Amat. Papillons 2: 243
Alucita icterodactyla phillipsi Huggins, 1955; Entomologist's Gaz., 6: 124
Aciptilia exilidactyla Buszko, 1975; Polskie Pismo ent., 45: 141
Merrifieldia neli Bigot & Picard, 1989; Alexanor 15 suppl.: [31]
Merrifieldia tridactyla, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

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

Merrifieldia baliodactyla (Zeller, 1841)

WEU, CEU, SEU. See [About maps] Pterophorus baliodactyla Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 10: 861
Aciptilia meridionalis Staudinger, 1880; Horae Soc. Ent. Ross., 15: 432
Merrifieldia baliodactylus, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Larva on Origanum vulgare [ME1]

Merrifieldia malacodactylus (Zeller, 1847)

SEU, Mediterranean. See [About maps] Pterophorus malacodactylus Zeller, 1847; Isis von Oken 12: 905
Pterophorus meristodactylus Zeller, 1852; Linn. Ent., 1: 396
Alucita indocta Meyrick, 1913; Exot. Microlepidopt. 1(4): 111
Alucita subtilis Caradja, 1920; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 34: 81
Alucita parca Meyrick, 1921; Exot. Microlepidopt. 2(14): 421
Alucita subcretosa Meyrick, 1922; Exot. Microlepidopt. 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

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

Merrifieldia semiodactylus (Mann, 1855)

Corsica, Sardinia. See [About maps] Pterophorus semiodactylus Mann, 1855; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 4 Abh.: 570

Larva on Mentha suaveolens insularis [ME1]

Merrifieldia chordodactylus (Staudinger, 1859)

Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Spain. See [About maps] Pterophorus chordodactylus Staudinger, 1859; Stettin. Ent. Ztg., 20: 259
Pterophorus probolias Meyrick, 1891; Entomologist's Mon. Mag., 27: 12
Alucita particiliata Walsingham, 1908; Proc. Zool. Soc. London, 1907: 916

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

10.11.2001 (9)

References:

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[ME1]

Cees Gielis, 1996; Pterophoridae; In P. Huemer, O. Karsholt & L. Lyneborg (eds.); Microlepidoptera of Europe 1: 1-222

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Tero Piirainen]

Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen

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