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]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Merrifieldia |
| Species: | M. farsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Merrifieldia farsi (Arenberger, 1981) | |
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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
- "Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 1. Teil (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- Faunal study of the superfamily Pterophoroidea in Iran
- 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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