Biology:Merrifieldia particiliata

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Short description: Species of plume moth

Merrifieldia particiliata
Merrifieldia particiliata.gif
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species:
M. particiliata
Binomial name
Merrifieldia particiliata
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Alucita particiliata Walsingham, 1908

Merrifieldia particiliata is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1]

The wingspan is 20–22 millimetres (0.79–0.87 in). The head, thorax, forewings and hindwings are brownish ochreous.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6820135 entry