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 Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae but this is no longer maintained since the last group is probably hierarchically nested within the first.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 falciformis, also known as the large lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828.
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.
Ochromolopis staintonellus is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in southern Europe.
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 insecurella, the chalk-hill lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in most of Europe, Asia Minor, the Near East and Mongolia.
Epermenia pontificella is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in most of Europe and Asia Minor.
Epermenia scurella is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in the mountains of central and southern Europe.
Ochromolopis zagulajevi is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in the central part of Povolzh’je, northern Ukraine, the Crimea, the Caucasus Mountains, Transcaucasia and western Kazakhstan.
Ochromolopis kaszabi is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Mongolia, the Russian Far East, southern Siberia and China.
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.
Ochromolopis ramapoella 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 Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Quebec.
Epermenia pimpinella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1900. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Ochromolopis cornutifera 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 New South Wales.
Ochromolopis incrassa is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Clarke in 1971. It is found on the Austral Islands of French Polynesia.
Ochromolopis pallida is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2004. It is found on Madagascar.
Ochromolopis sagittella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2013. It is found in Kenya.
Ochromolopis namibica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 2004. It is found in Namibia.
