Epermenia profugella

Epermenia profugella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species: E. profugella
Binomial name
Epermenia profugella
(Stainton, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asychna profugella Stainton, 1856

Epermenia profugella is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe.[2]

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[3] The forewings are dull greyish bronze, tinged with fuscous. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]

The larvae feed within the seedheads of Pimpinella species, including Pimpinella saxifraga. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  2. ↑ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae)
  3. ↑ Swedish Moths
  4. ↑ lepiforum.de
  5. ↑ Hants Moths
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