Epermenia canadensis

Epermenia canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species: E. canadensis
Binomial name
Epermenia canadensis
Gaedike, 2008

Epermenia canadensis is a moth in the Epermeniidae family. It was described by Gaedike in 2008.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta.

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are cream-coloured with two tufts of raised scales at the dorsum. The costa is overlaid with grey-brown scales. There is an oblique broad grey-brown streak from the first tuft to the costa. There is also a yellow-ochre patch before the apex. Between it and the streak is a very small black dot and a second black dot is found near the base of the cell. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species is named for Alberta, where the type was collected.[2]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. Gaedike, R., 2008: New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151: 57-64. Full article: .


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