Merrifieldia alaica

Merrifieldia alaica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Merrifieldia
Species:	M. alaica
Binomial name
	Merrifieldia alaica; (Caradja, 1920)
Synonyms
	Alucita alaicaCaradja, 1920;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Merrifieldia alaica is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Kyrgyzstan,^[1] Russia ^[2] and Afghanistan.^[3] The species was first described by Aristide Caradja in 1920.

References

↑ "Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 4. Teil, mit der Beschreibung von Agdistis tigrovaja sp.n. (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
↑ 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.
↑ "Pterygot Insects of Afghanistan - A tentative synonymic list of the species known in Afghanistan". Archive.org. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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[1] "Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 4. Teil, mit der Beschreibung von Agdistis tigrovaja sp.n. (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

[2] 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.

[3] "Pterygot Insects of Afghanistan - A tentative synonymic list of the species known in Afghanistan". Archive.org. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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