Epermenia thailandica is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Thailand, the Russian Far East[1] and the islands of Honshu and Kyushu in Japan.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Epermeniidae |
Genus: | Epermenia |
Species: | E. thailandica
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Binomial name | |
Epermenia thailandica Gaedike, 1987
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The length of the forewings is 5.5–7 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on the fruit of Eleutherococcus senticosus. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
References
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- ^ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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: [1].