| Meroptera pravella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Meroptera |
| Species: | M. pravella |
| Binomial name | |
| Meroptera pravella (Grote, 1878) | |
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Meroptera pravella is a species of snout moth in the genus Meroptera . It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1878. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to Idaho, Utah, Colorado and eastern Oregon. [1]
The length of the forewings is 9–10 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.
The larvae feed on Salicaceae species, including Populus tremuloides . They are rarely also found on Betula and Alnus species.
