Epermenia anacantha
Epermenia anacantha is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light fuscous or greyish ochreous, the base suffused with fine dark fuscous irroration (sprinkling) and the margins with a faint coarse strigulation of dark fuscous specks. The hindwings are grey.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia anacantha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 69.
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