Merrifieldia farsi

Merrifieldia farsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Merrifieldia
Species:	M. farsi
Binomial name
	Merrifieldia farsi; (Arenberger, 1981)
Synonyms
	Pterophorus farsiArenberger, 1981;

Last updated August 30, 2025

Merrifieldia farsi is a moth of the family Pterophoridae described by Ernst Arenberger in 1981. It is found in Azerbaijan ^[1] and Iran.^[2]

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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[1] "Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 1. Teil (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 12 July 2011.

[2] Faunal study of the superfamily Pterophoroidea in Iran

[3] 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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