Biology:Epermenia anacantha
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Short description: Species of moth
| Epermenia anacantha | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. anacantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia anacantha Meyrick, 1917
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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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Epermenia anacantha". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=127766.
- ↑ Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 69.
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Wikidata ☰ Q13608810 entry
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