Merrifieldia farsi

Merrifieldia farsi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981. It is found in Azerbaijan[1] and Iran.[2]

Merrifieldia farsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species:
M. farsi
Binomial name
Merrifieldia farsi
(Arenberger, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus farsi Arenberger, 1981

The wingspan is 23–25 millimetres (0.91–0.98 in). The ground colour is dirty white. Adults have been recorded in June.[3]

References

  1. "Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 1. Teil (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  2. Faunal study of the superfamily Pterophoroidea in Iran
  3. Arenberger, Ernst (1981). "Die Pterophorus-Arten West- und Zentralasiens, 2. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Zeitschrift der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen (in German). 33 (1/2): 17–29.


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