Biology:Epermenia uedai
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Short description: Species of moth
| Epermenia uedai | |
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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. uedai
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| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia uedai Kuroko & Gaedike, 2006
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Epermenia uedai is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).[1]
The length of the forewings is about 5.7 millimetres (0.22 in). The basal half of the forewings is whitish-grey tinged with ochreous, scattered with blackish scales on the costal area. The apical half of the wing has a light chocolate-brown patch. The hindwings are pale greyish-fuscous.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Dr. Tatsuya Ueda, who collected the holotype.
References
- ↑ Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike (2006). Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species. 57. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. pp. 49–69. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007034354/en.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Epermenia uedai. |
Wikidata ☰ Q15638133 entry
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