''Merulempista turturella'' is a species of snout moth. It is found in Spain, France, Italy, the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

and North Africa, including Algeria. The wingspan is 12–16 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Tamarix canariensis ''Tamarix canariensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Tamaricaceae. It is a shrub or small tree up to 4 m tall. It was previously said to be native to parts of Macaronesia, northern Africa and south-western Europe, but is now ...

''.Estados inmaturos de Lepidoptera (XL). Una especie y una subespecie del género Merulempista Roesler, 1967 en el suroeste de la Península Ibérica (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Phycitinae)
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Moths described in 1848 Phycitini Moths of Europe {{Phycitini-stub