Animalia > Arthropoda > Insecta > Lepidoptera > Pterophoridae > Marasmarcha > Marasmarcha lunaedactylaMarasmarcha lunaedactylaSynonyms: Alucita lunaedactyla (homotypic); Alucita phaeodactyla (heterotypic); Marasmarcha agrorum; Marasmarcha agrorum var. tuttodactyla; Marasmarcha altaica (heterotypic); Marasmarcha pallidactyla; Marasmarcha phaeodactyla; Marasmarcha phaeodactyla var. altaica; Marasmarcha tuttodactyla (heterotypic); Pterophorus agrorum (heterotypic) Marasmarcha lunaedactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland and most of the Balkan Peninsula. The wingspan is 18–22 mm. Adults have a moon-shaped creamy-white marking at the cleft of their brownish forewing. Adults are on wing from June to August. The larvae feed on the flowers and young shoots of Ononis species, including Ononis repens, Ononis spinosa, Ononis natrix and Ononis rotundifolia and Ononis arvensis. Pupation takes place along a shoot or on a leaf of the food plant. |
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IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Afon Teifi/ River Teifi |
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1768 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Barnack Hills and Holes |
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58 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Carmarthen Bay and Estuaries/ Bae Caerfyrddin ac Aberoedd |
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163340 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Crymlyn Bog/ Cors Crymlyn |
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740 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Dungeness |
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7966 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Kenfig/ Cynffig |
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2945 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Limestone Coast of South West Wales/ Arfordir Calchfaen de Orllewin Cymru |
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3940 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Pembrokeshire Bat Sites and Bosherston Lakes/ Safleoedd Ystlum Sir Benfro a Llynnoedd Bosherston |
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303 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Penhale Dunes |
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1535 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Severn Estuary/ Môr Hafren |
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182155 |
England/Wales, United Kingdom |
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St Albans Head to Durlston Head |
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710 |
England, United Kingdom |
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Y Twyni o Abermenai i Aberffraw/ Abermenai to Aberffraw Dunes |
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4623 |
Wales, United Kingdom |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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