Merrifieldia cana

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Merrifieldia cana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species:
M. cana
Binomial name
Merrifieldia cana
Arenberger, 1990
Synonyms

Pterophorus canaArenberger, 1990

Merrifieldia cana is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Morocco. [1]

The wingspan is about 22 millimetres (0.87 in). The forewings, hindwings and all fringes are grey. [2]

Adults have been recorded in May.

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References

  1. ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Pterophorus cana". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Zwei neue Arten aus der Gattung Merrìfìeldia Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2011.


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