Sinicaepermenia taiwanella

Sinicaepermenia taiwanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Sinicaepermenia
Species: S. taiwanella
Binomial name
Sinicaepermenia taiwanella
Heppner, 1990

Sinicaepermenia taiwanella is a moth in the Epermeniidae family. It was described by Heppner in 1990.[1] It is found in Taiwan.

The length of the forewings is 4.9 mm for males and 4.4 mm for females. The forewings are chocolate brown, with fuscous over the basal half of the wing and a tan patch basally to the anal margin. There is a black dot at the center at one-third from the base and the apex has a black spot surrounded by cream-white. The hindwings are fuscous.[2]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. New Epermeniidae from Taiwan


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