Epermenia thailandica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Epermeniidae |
Genus: | Epermenia |
Species: | E. thailandica |
Binomial name | |
Epermenia thailandica Gaedike, 1987 | |
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Epermenia thailandica is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Thailand, the Russian Far East and the islands of Honshu and Kyushu in Japan.
The length of the forewings is 5.5–7 mm.
The larvae feed on the fruit of Eleutherococcus senticosus. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
References
- 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: .
Taxon identifiers | |
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Epermenia thailandica |
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