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Merrifieldia alaica

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

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

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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.