Epermenia ijimai

Epermenia ijimai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epermeniidae
Genus:	Epermenia
Species:	E. ijimai
Binomial name
	Epermenia ijimai; Hiroshi Kuroko & Gaedike, 2006

Epermenia ijimai is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is endemic to Hokkaido, Japan.^[1]

The length of the forewings is about 6.2 millimetres (0.24 in). The basal half of the forewings is whitish, scattered with greyish and pale yellowish scales. The apical half of the wing has a brownish-orange patch. The hindwings are pale grey.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Mr. Kazuo Ijima, who collected the holotype.

References

^ Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike (2006). "Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species". 57 (1). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan: 49–69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

External links

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[1] Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike (2006). "Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species". 57 (1). Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan: 49–69. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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