Epermenia fuscomaculata

Epermenia fuscomaculata is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu) and Taiwan.[1]

Epermenia fuscomaculata
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E. fuscomaculata
Binomial name
Epermenia fuscomaculata
Kuroko & Gaedike, 2006

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

  1. 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: 49–69. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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