Epermenia parasitica

Epermenia parasitica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1930.[1] It is found on Java in Indonesia.[2]

Epermenia parasitica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epermeniidae
Genus:
Epermenia
Species:
E. parasitica
Binomial name
Epermenia parasitica
Meyrick, 1930

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are grey whitish, with the apex of scales dark grey, forming a close rather irregular striolation, more or less largely suffused with ochreous brown except anteriorly. There are three small black dots in a longitudinal row in the disc from one-fourth to three-fourths and several dark grey transverse spots from the costa, as well as a black apical dot. The hindwings are grey.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia parasitica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia parasitica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. Exotic Microlepidoptera. 3: 626.


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