Epermenia shimekii

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Epermenia shimekii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species:
E. shimekii
Binomial name
Epermenia shimekii
Kuroko & Gaedike, 2006

Epermenia shimekii is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is endemic to Honshu, Japan. [1]

Contents

The length of the forewings is 7–7.5 millimetres (0.28–0.30 in).

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mr. Shinji Shimeki, who collected the holotype.

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References

  1. Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike (2006). "six new species". 57 (1). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan: 49–69.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)