Epermenia sinjovi

Epermenia sinjovi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species: E. sinjovi
Binomial name
Epermenia sinjovi
Gaedike, 1993
Synonyms
  • Epermenia (Calotripis) sinjovi

Epermenia sinjovi is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East (southern Primor’je, Kamchatka), south-eastern Siberia, the southern Kuril islands, the Baikal region (Burjatija)[1] and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).[2]

The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm. Adults are variable, with four described colour forms.

The larvae feed on Angelica species, including Angelica pubescens and Angelica ursina.

References

  1. ↑ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae)
  2. ↑ Kuroko, H. & R. Gaedike, 2006: Epermeniidae of Japan (Lepidoptera: Epermenioidea), with descriptions of six new species. Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan 57(1): 49-69. Abstract and full article: .
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