Meridarchis eremitis

Meridarchis eremitis is a moth in the family Carposinidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905. It is found in Sri Lanka.[1]

Meridarchis eremitis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Carposinidae
Genus:
Meridarchis
Species:
M. eremitis
Binomial name
Meridarchis eremitis
(Meyrick, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Tribonica eremitis Meyrick, 1905

This species has a wingspan of 17–24 mm.[2][3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Meridarchis eremitis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  2. Clarke, J. F. Gates (1963). Catalogue of Type Specimen in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick. 4 p. 66.
  3. Meyrick, E. (1905). "Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 1.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.