| Epermenia shimekii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. shimekii |
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia shimekii Kuroko & Gaedike, 2006 | |
Epermenia shimekii is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is endemic to Japan with records from Honshu (Gunma and Nagano Prefectures) and Yakushima.
The length of the forewings is 7–7.5 millimetres (0.28–0.30 in).
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Mr. Shinji Shimeki, who collected the holotype.
References
- ^ Kuroko, Hiroshi; Gaedike, Reinhard (2006). "Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera, Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species". Lepidoptera Science. 57 (1): 49–69. doi:10.18984/lepid.57.1_49.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Epermenia Hübner, [1825]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- Osada, Yohei; Kanazawa, Itaru (2023). "A new record of Epermenia shimekii Kuroko & Gaedike (Lepidoptera, Epermeniidae) from Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan". Japanese Journal of Entomology. New Series. 26 (3): 184–185. doi:10.20848/kontyu.26.3_184.
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