Merrifieldia hedemanni

Merrifieldia hedemanni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Merrifieldia
Species:	M. hedemanni
Binomial name
	Merrifieldia hedemanni; (Rebel, 1896)
Synonyms
	Gypsochares hedemanniRebel, 1896; Alucita hesperidellaWalsingham, 1908;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Merrifieldia hedemanni is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to the Canary Islands.^[1]

The wingspan is about 15 millimetres (0.59 in).^[2]

The larvae feed on Micromeria varia .^[3]

References

↑ "Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel 1896)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.
↑ lepiforum.de
↑ Merrifieldia at funet

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[1] "Merrifieldia hedemanni (Rebel 1896)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 15 July 2012.

[2] rum.de

[3] Merrifieldia at funet

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