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Epermenia anacantha

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

Epermenia anacantha is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1917.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are light fuscous or greyish ochreous, the base suffused with fine dark fuscous irroration (sprinkling) and the margins with a faint coarse strigulation of dark fuscous specks. The hindwings are grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Epermenia anacantha​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. ^ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 69.