Marasmarcha fauna

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Marasmarcha fauna
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species:
M. fauna
Binomial name
Marasmarcha fauna
(Milliere, 1876)  [1]
Synonyms
  • Mimaeseoptilus faunaMillière, 1871

Marasmarcha fauna is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in France and Italy. It has recently been recorded from Spain. [2]

The larvae feed on spiny restharrow ( Ononis spinosa ). [3]

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References

  1. "Marasmarcha fauna (Millière, 1876)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. Faunistische Daten zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae auf der Iberischen Halbinsel (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  3. "Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1886". funet. Retrieved 19 August 2020.