Epermenia ijimai
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Epermeniidae. 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

  1. Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike (2006). "Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species". Lepidoptera Science. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 57 (1): 49–69. doi:10.18984/lepid.57.1_49.


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