Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga

Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Sinicaepermenia
Species: S. sauropophaga
Binomial name
Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga
Gaedike, Kuroko & Funahashi, 2008

Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga is a moth in the Epermeniidae family. It was described by Gaedike, Kuroko and Funahashi in 2008.[1] It is found in Thailand.

The length of the forewings is 4-4.5 mm for males and 4.8-5 mm for females. The forewings are dark reddish-brown mixed with black scales. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on Sauropus androgynus. Young larvae feed in a tunnel made under the epidermis of a young stem or sprout of the host plant. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon made in the space between leaves.

Etymology

The species is named after Sauropus, the genus of the host plant.[2]

References

  1. LepIndex
  2. Gaedike, Reinhard , Hiroshi Kuroko & Katsuyuki Funahashi, 2008, A new species of Sinicaepermenia (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae) from Thailand, Trans. lepid. Soc. Japan 59 (2): 149-153. Abstract and full article: .
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