Marasmarcha oxydactylus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria France and Italy. In Europe, the northern limit of the range are the Austrian Alps. It is also found in North Africa.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Marasmarcha |
| Species: | M. oxydactylus
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| Marasmarcha oxydactylus (Staudinger, 1859)[1]
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The larvae feed on round-leaved restharrow (Ononis rotundifolia).[4]
References edit
- ^ "Marasmarcha oxydactylus (Staudinger, 1859)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
- ^ Faunistische Daten zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae auf der Iberischen Halbinsel (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ Marasmarcha at funet
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