Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Epermeniidae | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Epermenia | |
Epermenia shimekii is a moth of the Epermeniidae family. It is endemic to Honshu, Japan.
The length of the forewings is 7–7.5 millimetres (0.28–0.30 in). The forewings are whitish-ochreous, covered with light brown on the basal area. The hindwings are pale grey.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Mr. Shinji Shimeki, who collected the holotype.
References
Epermenia shimekii Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA