Epermenia thailandica is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Thailand, the Russian Far East[1] and the islands of Honshu and Kyushu in Japan.
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Epermeniidae |
Genus: | Epermenia |
Species: | E. thailandica |
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Epermenia thailandica Gaedike, 1987 | |
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The length of the forewings is 5.5–7 mm. The forewings are whitish-grey on the basal third of the wing, scattered with dark scales on the costal area. There is pale brownish-yellow suffusion on the apical two-thirds.[2]
The larvae feed on the fruit of Eleutherococcus senticosus. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.
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