''Euzophera mercatrix'' is a species of

snout moth The Pyralidae, commonly called pyralid moths, snout moths or grass moths, are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many (particularly older) classifications, the grass moths (Crambidae) are included in the Pyralid ...

in the genus ''

Euzophera ''Euzophera'' is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1867. Species *Subgenus ''Euzophera'' Zeller, 1867 **'' Euzophera albicostalis'' Hampson, 1903 **''Euzophera alpherakyella'' Ragonot, 1887 **'' Euzophera b ...

''. It was described by

Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854, in Ramsbury – 31 March 1938, at Thornhanger, Marlborough) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern m ...

in 1937 and is known from

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

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Moths described in 1937 Phycitini Moths of Asia {{Euzophera-stub