Epermenia sinica

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Epermenia sinica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species:
E. sinica
Binomial name
Epermenia sinica
Gaedike, 1996

Epermenia sinica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1996. [1] [ failed verification ] It is found in Yunnan, China. [2] [3]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are similar to Epermenia nepalica but can be distinguished by the genitalia. [4]

References

  1. Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
  2. Gaedike, R., 2010: New and poorly known Epermeniidae from the Neotropis, Australis, Orientalis and Palaearctic Regions (Lepidoptera). Beiträge zur Entomologie60 (1): 57-70.
  3. Gaedike, R., 2007 (2009): Some new and interesting Microlepidoptera from the collection of the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn (Lepidoptera: Tineidae, Epermeniidae, Acrolepiidae, Douglasiidae). Bonner Zoologische Beiträge56 (1-2): 101-106. Full article: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-02-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Die Acrolepiidae und Epermeniidae der Nepal-Epeditionen der Zoologischen Staatssammlung München sowie eine neue Epermenia aus China (Insecta, Lepidoptera)