''Meridarchis excisa'' is a moth in the

Carposinidae Carposinidae, the "fruitworm moths", is a family of insects in the order Lepidoptera. These moths are narrower winged than Copromorphidae, with less rounded forewing tips. Males often have conspicuous patches of scales on either surface (Dugdale ...

family. It was described by

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in 1900. It is found in Russia (Primorskii krai) and

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.Review of the family Carposinidae from Russian Far East
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References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Carposinidae Moths described in 1900 {{Copromorphoidea-stub