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 Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae but this is no longer maintained since the last group is probably hierarchically nested within the first.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.
Phaulernis pulchra is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.
Phaulernis chasanica is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in the Russian Far East and Japan.
Epermenia strictellus is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Europe, as well as in North Africa, from Turkey, through Kyrgyzstan and the Tuva Region to Japan.
Elachista nipponicella is a moth of the family Elachistidae that is found in Japan.
Epermenia sinjovi is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in the Russian Far East, south-eastern Siberia, the southern Kuril islands, the Baikal region (Burjatija) and Japan.
Epermenia thailandica is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Thailand, the Russian Far East and the islands of Honshu and Kyushu in Japan.
Epermenia fuscomaculata is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu) and Taiwan.
Epermenia pseudofuscomaculata is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is endemic to Kyushu, Japan.
Epermenia is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae. The genus was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1825.
Phaulernis is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae.
Paraepermenia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. Its only species, Paraepermenia santaliella, the quandong moth, was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.
Sinicaepermenia is a genus of moths in the family Epermeniidae.
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 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 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.
Gnathifera acacivorella 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 nepalica is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1996. It is found in Nepal.
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.
