Epermenia muraseae
| Epermenia muraseae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. muraseae |
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia muraseae Gaedike & Kuroko, 2000 | |
Epermenia muraseae is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in the islands of Honshu and Kyushu of Japan.[1]
The length of the forewings is 4.8–6 mm. It is similar to Epermenia sinjovi, but can be distinguished by the black anterior and posterior dots on the disc.
The larvae feed on Pittosporum tobira.
References
- ↑ Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike, 2006: Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 57(1): 49-69. Abstract and full article: .
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