Epermenia profugella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species:
E. profugella
Binomial name
Epermenia profugella
(Stainton, 1856) [1]
Synonyms
  • Asychna profugella Stainton, 1856

Epermenia profugella, also known as the little lance-wing is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in northern, central and eastern Europe.[2] The moth was first described by Henry Tibbats Stainton in 1856, from a specimen found in Kemsing, Kent, England.[3]

Description

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[4] The forewings are dull greyish bronze, tinged with fuscous and the hindwings are dark grey.[5]

Ova, are probably laid on the seeds of ground-elder (Aegopodium podagraria), angelica (Angelica sylvestris), wild carrot (Daucus carota) and burnet-saxifrage (Pimpinella saxifraga).[6] The larvae feed within the seeds, spinning two or three together during September and October. Feeding is inconspicuous, but larvae can sometimes be seen on the outside of seeds.[3] The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a flimsy cocoon on the ground.[7][3]

References

  1. ↑ "Epermenia (Cataplectica) profugella (Stainton, 1856)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  2. ↑ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. 1 2 3 Godfray, H C J; Sterling, P H (1996). Epermeniidae. In Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 119. ISBN 0-946589-56-9.
  4. ↑ "Epermenia profugella (Stainton, 1856)". Swedish Moths. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Epermenia profugella (STAINTON, 1856) - Bibernellen-Zahnflügelfalter". lepiforum.de. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Ellis, W N. "Epermenia profugella (Stainton, 1856)". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "47.008 [B&F: 0480] Epermenia profugella (Stainton, 1856)". Hants Moths. Retrieved 6 October 2020.



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