Merrifieldia cana

Merrifieldia cana
Scientific classification
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

Last updated August 30, 2025

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.

References

↑ 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.
↑ "Zwei neue Arten aus der Gattung Merrìfìeldia Tutt, 1905 (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Retrieved 8 July 2011.

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[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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