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Epermeniidae or the fringe-tufted moths is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order with about 14 genera. Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae but this is no longer maintained since the last group is probably hierarchically nested within the first. They are presently placed in their own superfamily but have previously been placed among the Yponomeutoidea or Copromorphoidea with which they share some features. Their systematic placement among the apoditrysian group "Obtectomera" is however uncertain. They show some morphological similarities to the "plume moths", for example the wing fringe has similar groups of scales. There are also some similarities to Schreckensteinioidea, for example spiny legs and at least in some species an open-network cocoon. The genus Thambotricha from New Zealand may be the sister group of all other extant members. The most important genera are Epermenia, Ochromolopis and Gnathifera. The group has been extensively revised and catalogued by Dr Reinhard Gaedike.
Epermenia is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Gnathifera is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae.
Ochromolopis is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1824.
Parochromolopis is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae.
Epermenia trifilata is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1932. It is found on Java in Indonesia.
Epermenia caledonica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1981. It is found in New Caledonia.
Epermenia commonella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Epermenia orientalis is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1966. It is found in Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Epermenia tasmanica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania.
Epermenia oculigera is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.
Epermenia aarviki is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya and Tanzania.
Epermenia paramalawica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Epermenia tenuipennella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Epermenia triacuta is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Namibia.
Epermenia bidentata is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.
Epermenia brasiliana is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike and Vitor Osmar Becker in 1989. It is found in Brazil.
Epermenia pulchokicola is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2010. It is found in Nepal.
Epermenia sinica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1996. It is found in Yunnan, China.
Epermenia bicuspis is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2010. It is found in Nepal.
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- ↑ Gaedike, R., 2010: New and poorly known Epermeniidae from the Neotropis, Australis, Orientalis and Palaearctic Regions (Lepidoptera). Beiträge zur Entomologie60 (1): 57-70.
- ↑ Die Acrolepiidae und Epermeniidae der Nepal-Epeditionen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München sowie eine neue Epermenia aus China (Insecta, Lepidoptera)