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 Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae but this is no longer maintained since the last group is probably hierarchically nested within the first.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 aequidentellus, also known as the carrot lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands. It was first described by Ernest Hofmann in 1867, from a specimen found in Vorderer Kaiser, near Kufstein, Austria.
Epermenia chaerophyllella, also known as the garden lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae first described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1783. It is found in all of Europe and Asia Minor.
Epermenia infracta is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1926. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Colorado, Oregon and California.
Epermenia profugella, also known as the little lance-wing is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in northern, central and eastern Europe. The moth was first described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1856, from a specimen found in Kemsing, Kent, England.
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.
Epermenia anacantha is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Epermenia xeranta is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.
Epermenia stolidota is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and Arizona.
Epermenia symmorias is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is found in Fiji.
Epermenia californica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1977. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
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 lomatii is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1977. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Oregon, Washington and California.
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 albapunctella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.
Epermenia cicutaella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1903. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Quebec, and Wyoming.
Epermenia imperialella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by August Busck in 1906. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Alberta, Iowa and Pennsylvania.
Epermenia oculigera is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Alexey Diakonoff in 1955. It is found in New Guinea.
