Merrifieldia caspius is a moth of the family Pterophoridae that is found in Russia, Kyrgyzstan[1] Iran,[2] Afghanistan,[3] Turkey[4] and India.[5]

Merrifieldia caspius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Merrifieldia
Species:
M. caspius
Binomial name
Merrifieldia caspius
(Lederer, 1870)
Synonyms
  • Pterophorus caspius Lederer, 1870
  • Merrifieldia caspia

References

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  1. ^ "Pterophoridae aus Zentralasien und angrenzenden Territorien.- 2. Teil (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Die Pterophor Arten aus West-und Zentralasiens, 1. Beitrag (Lepidoptera, Pterophoridae)" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  3. ^ "Pterygot Insects of Afghanistan - A tentative synonymic list of the species known in Afghanistan". Archive.org. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  5. ^ "Pterophoridae aus Kaschmir" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2011.