Epermenia phorticopa

Epermenia phorticopa is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in India.[2]

Epermenia phorticopa
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E. phorticopa
Binomial name
Epermenia phorticopa
Meyrick, 1921

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are dark purplish fuscous, grey speckled and with an obscure grey spot above the tornus. 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 phorticopa". 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 phorticopa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 464.


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