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Epermenia macescens

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Epermenia macescens
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E. macescens
Binomial name
Epermenia macescens
Meyrick, 1917

Epermenia macescens is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1917.[1] It is found in India.

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are brownish-grey, irregularly irrorated with dark grey. The discal stigmata are small, black and widely remote, with some longitudinal ochreous-brownish suffusion between these. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia macescens​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Exotic Microlep. 2: 66