Epermenia fuscomaculata
Epermenia fuscomaculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Epermeniidae |
Genus: | Epermenia |
Species: | E. fuscomaculata |
Binomial name | |
Epermenia fuscomaculata Kuroko & Gaedike, 2006 | |
Epermenia fuscomaculata is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in Japan (Kyushu) and Taiwan.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4–5.5 millimetres (0.16–0.22 in). The ground colour of the forewings is whitish-grey, the basal area mottled with black scales. The hindwings are pale grey.
Etymology
The specific name refers to the brownish maculations on the forewing.
References
- ↑ Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike (2006). "Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species" (PDF) 57 (1). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. pp. 49–69.
External links
Data related to Epermenia fuscomaculata at Wikispecies
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