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Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905

Merrifieldia Tutt, 1905; Ent. Rec. J. Var. 17 : 37, TS: Alucita tridactyla

= Pterophorus ; [NACL, 87]

Merrifieldia leucodactyla (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, North Africa, Asia Minor. See [About maps] Alucita leucodactyla Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 146
Alucita leucodactyla Hübner, [1805]; pl. 1, f. 2
Alucita theiodactyla Hübner, [1825]
Aciptilia wernickei Wocke, 1898; in Wernicke, Dt. ent. Z. Iris 10 (2) : 376
Alucita fitzi Rebel, 1912; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 62 (3/4) : 107
Alucita dryogramma Meyrick, 1930; Exotic Microlep. 3: 567
Merrifieldia leucodactyla, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Pterophorus tridactylus; (nec Linnaeus, 1758)
Pterophorus tetradactylus; (nec Linnaeus, 1758)

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. (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 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 baliodactylus Zeller, 1841; Isis von Oken 1841 (11-12): 861
Aciptilia baliodactylus var. 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 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

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 5 (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 (7-9) : 259
Pterophorus probolias Meyrick, 1891; Ent. mon. Mag. 27 : 12
Alucita particiliata Walsingham, [1908]; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907 : 916

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

18.2.2011 (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

Some related literature:

Caradja, 1920

Beitrag zur Kenntnis der geographischen Verbreitung der Microlepitopteren des palaearktischen Faunengebietes nebst Beschreibung neuer Formen Dt. ent. Z. Iris 34 (1/2) : 75-179

Duponchel, 1844

Histoire naturelle des Lépidoptèrs ou Papillons de France - Supplement. Nocturnes (cont.) in Godart, Hist. Nat. Lépid. Fr. (Suppl.) 4 : 1-554, pl. 51-90

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1 : 1-338, : 339-824

Mann, 1855

Die Lepidopteren gesammelt auf einer entomologischen Reise in Corsika im Jahre 1855 Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 5 (Abh.) : 529-572

Meyrick, 1891

A fortnight in Algeria, with descriptions of new Lepidoptera Ent. mon. Mag. 27 : 9-13, 55-62

Meyrick, 1913

Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. I Exot. Microlep. 1 (1): 1-32, (2): 33-64, (3): 65-96 (1913), (4): 97-128 (1913), (5): 129-160 (1913), (6): 161-192 (1914), (7): 193-224 (1914), (8): 225-256 (1914), (9): 257-288 (1914), (10): 289-320 (1915), (11): 321-352 (1915), (12): 353-384 (1915), (13): 385-416 (1915), (14): 417-448 (1915), (15): 449-480 (1915), (16): 481-512 (1916), (17): 513-544 (1916), (18): 545-576 (1916), (19): 577-608 (1916), (20): 609-640 (1916)

Meyrick, 1921; Meyrick, 1922

Exotic Microlepidoptera. Vol. II Exotic Microlep. 2 (1): 1-32 (1916), (2): 33-64 (1917), (3): 65-96 (1917), (4): 97-128 (1918), (5): 129-160 (1918), (6): 161-192 (1918), (7): 193-224 (1918), (8): 225-256 (1919), (9): 257-288 (1919), (10): 289-320 (1920), (11): 321-352 (1920), (12): 353-384 (1920), (13): 385-416 (1921), (14): 417-448 (1921), (15): 449-480, (16): 481-512 (1922), (17): 513-544 (1922), (18): 545-576 (1922), (19): 577-608 (1922), (20): 609-640 (1923)

Rebel, 1896

Dritter Beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna der Canaren Ann. Mus. Wien 11 : 102-148, pl. 3

Rebel, 1912

Einige für die Lepidoperenfauna Österreich-Ungarns neue Arten Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 62 (3/4) : 104-108

Staudinger, 1859

Diagnosen nebst kurzen beschreibungen neuer Andalusischer Lepidopteren Stettin ent. Ztg 20 (7-9) : 211-259

Staudinger, 1880

Lepidopteren-Fauna Kleinasiens Horae Soc. Ent. Ross. 15 : 159-435

Tutt, 1905

Types of the genera of the Agdistid, Alucitid and Orneodid plume moths Ent. Rec. J. Var. 17 : 34-37

Walsingham, [1908]

Microlepidoptera of Tenerife Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1907 : 911-1028, pl. 51-53

Wocke in Wernicke, 1898

Zwei neue, von Dr. M. Wocke beschriebene Microlepidopteren aus dem Gross-Glockner-Gebiet Dt. ent. Z. Iris 10 (2) : 374-376

Zeller, 1841

Pterophorides, einer Nachtfalterfamilie Isis von Oken 1841 (10): 755-794, (11-12): 827-893

Zeller, 1847

Bemerkungen über die auf einer Reise Nach Italien und Sicilien Beobachteten Schmetterlingsarten Isis von Oken 1847 (2): 121-159, (3): 213-233, (4): 284-308, (6): 401-457, (7): 482-522, (8): 561-594, (9): 641-673, (10): 721-771, (11): 801-859, (12): 881-914

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