Merrifieldia
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Merrifieldia is a genus of moth
in the Pterophoridae family.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Pterophoridae family.
Species
- Merrifieldia alaicaMerrifieldia alaicaMerrifieldia alaica is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Afghanistan....
- Merrifieldia baliodactylusMerrifieldia baliodactylusMerrifieldia baliodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe.The wingspan is 20-27 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August in one generation in western Europe....
- Merrifieldia brandtiMerrifieldia brandtiMerrifieldia brandti is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Iran .The wingspan is 16-17 mm....
- Merrifieldia bystropogonisMerrifieldia bystropogonisMerrifieldia bystropogonis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands and Madeira.The wingspan is 16-20 mm. The forewings are slightly-grey shaded. The hindwings and abdomen are brownish-grey....
- Merrifieldia calcariusMerrifieldia calcariusMerrifieldia calcarius is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in eastern Russia, Turkmenistan, Iran and Turkey....
- Merrifieldia canaMerrifieldia canaMerrifieldia cana is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Morocco.The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings, hindwings and all fringes are grey.Adults have been recorded in May....
- Merrifieldia caspiusMerrifieldia caspiusMerrifieldia caspius is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey and India....
- Merrifieldia chordodactylusMerrifieldia chordodactylusMerrifieldia chordodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands and in Spain. It has also been recorded from Algeria and Morocco.The wingspan is 20-21 mm....
- Merrifieldia deprinsiMerrifieldia deprinsiMerrifieldia deprinsi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Asia Minor.The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings and hindwings are cream white. The fringes are whitish.Adults have been recorded in August....
- Merrifieldia diwaniMerrifieldia diwaniMerrifieldia diwani is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Iran.The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are cream white with white fringes. The hindwings are white, although the last segment is brown....
- Merrifieldia farsiMerrifieldia farsiMerrifieldia farsi is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Azerbaijan and Iran.The wingspan is 23-25 mm. The ground colour is dirty white. Adults have been recorded in June....
- Merrifieldia hedemanniMerrifieldia hedemanniMerrifieldia hedemanni is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.The wingspan is about 15 mm.The larvae feed on Micromeria varia....
- Merrifieldia hubertiMerrifieldia hubertiMerrifieldia huberti is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Kyrgyzstan.The wingspan is 16-20 mm....
- Merrifieldia improvisaMerrifieldia improvisaMerrifieldia improvisa is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from Kenya....
- Merrifieldia innaeMerrifieldia innaeMerrifieldia innae is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in Lesotho....
- Merrifieldia leucodactylaMerrifieldia leucodactylaMerrifieldia leucodactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe, as well as North Africa and Asia Minor....
- Merrifieldia melacodactylus
- Merrifieldia nigrocostataMerrifieldia nigrocostataMerrifieldia nigrocostata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family....
- Merrifieldia particiliataMerrifieldia particiliataMerrifieldia particiliata is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.The wingspan is 20-22 mm. The head, thorax, forewings and hindwings are brownish ochreous....
- Merrifieldia proboliasMerrifieldia proboliasMerrifieldia probolias is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the Tunisia....
- Merrifieldia semiodactylusMerrifieldia semiodactylusMerrifieldia semiodactylus is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is found on Corsica and Sardinia.The larvae feed on Mentha suaveolens insularis....
- Merrifieldia tridactylaMerrifieldia tridactylaMerrifieldia tridactyla is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. It is known from most of Europe, as well as North Africa and Asia Minor.The wingspan is 18-23 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July in western Europe....