Epermenia sinjovi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Epermeniidae |
Genus: | Epermenia |
Species: | E. sinjovi
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Binomial name | |
Epermenia sinjovi Gaedike, 1993
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Epermenia sinjovi is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in the Russian Far East (southern Primor’je, Kamchatka), south-eastern Siberia, the southern Kuril Islands, the Baikal region (Burjatija)[1] and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).[2]
The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. Adults are variable, with four described colour forms.
The larvae feed on Angelica species, including Angelica pubescens and Angelica ursina.
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].