Epermenia pithanopis

Epermenia pithanopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species:
E. pithanopis
Binomial name
Epermenia pithanopis
Meyrick, 1921

Epermenia pithanopis is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are whitish, the costal half suffused with pale ferruginous brownish except for undefined spaces at about one-third and two-thirds. There is a streak of pale ferruginous-brownish suffusion along the fold and the discal stigmata is very small and black. There are three groups of projecting black scales from the dorsal margin. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Epermenia pithanopis​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 463. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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