Epermenia fuscomaculata

Epermenia fuscomaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epermeniidae
Genus:	Epermenia
Species:	E. fuscomaculata
Binomial name
	Epermenia fuscomaculata; & , 2006

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

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[]

^ 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)

External links[]

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[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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