Merrifieldia oligocenicus

Merrifieldia oligocenicus (synonyms Pterophorus oligocenicus) [1] is an extinct moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is the only known fossil of the family Pterophoridae. It was discovered in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone in France. It is a late Oligocene species, dated to 25–30 million years BP.[2]

Merrifieldia oligocenicus
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species:
M. oligocenicus
Binomial name
Merrifieldia oligocenicus
(Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus oligocenicus

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