Biology:Epermenia leucomantis

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Short description: Species of moth

Epermenia leucomantis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species:
E. leucomantis
Binomial name
Epermenia leucomantis
Meyrick, 1917

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

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are grey whitish irrorated (sprinkled) with blackish and suffused with elongate white spots on the costa at one-fourth and the middle, and smaller spots on the dorsum at one-fourth and beyond the middle. The costa is suffused with blackish towards the base, and a spot of blackish suffusion between the white spots. The apical two-fifths of the wing is grey irrorated with black, with some scattered whitish scales. The hindwings are dark fuscous with a white spot on the costa at two-thirds.[2]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Epermenia leucomantis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=127796. 
  2. Meyrick, Edward (1916–1923). Exotic Microlepidoptera. 2: 67. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q13608855 entry