Marasmarcha fauna is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in France and Italy. It has recently been recorded from Spain.[2]

Marasmarcha fauna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Marasmarcha
Species:
M. fauna
Binomial name
Marasmarcha fauna
(Milliere, 1876) [1]
Synonyms
  • Mimaeseoptilus fauna Millière, 1871

The larvae feed on spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Marasmarcha fauna (Millière, 1876)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  2. ^ Faunistische Daten zur Verbreitung der Pterophoridae auf der Iberischen Halbinsel (Lepidoptera: Pterophoridae)
  3. ^ "Marasmarcha Meyrick, 1886". funet. Retrieved 19 August 2020.