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Epermenia shimekii

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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