Merrifieldia oligocenicus

Merrifieldia oligocenicus (synonyms Pterophorus oligocenicus) ^[1] is an extinct moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is the only known fossil of the family Pterophoridae. It was discovered in Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhone in France. It is a late Oligocene species, dated to 25–30 million years BP.^[2]

Merrifieldia oligocenicus
Holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pterophoridae
Genus:	Merrifieldia
Species:	†M. oligocenicus
Binomial name
†Merrifieldia oligocenicus (Bigot, Nel & Nel, 1986)
Synonyms
Pterophorus oligocenicus