Epermenia strictellus

Epermenia strictellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epermeniidae
Genus:	Epermenia
Species:	E. strictellus
Binomial name
	Epermenia strictellus; (Wocke, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
	Chauliodus strictellus Wocke, 1867; Epermenia (Calotripis) strictella; Epermenia sublimicola Meyrick, 1930; Epermenia anthracoptila Meyrick, 1931;

Epermenia strictellus is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in Europe (from the Iberian Peninsula to Poland, Romania and the Balkan Peninsula), as well as in North Africa, from Turkey, through Kyrgyzstan and the Tuva Region to Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 11–17 mm.[3] The forewings are ochreous-cream, scattered with blackish-grey scales. The hindwings are greyish-fuscous.[4]

The larvae feed on Pimpinella saxifraga, Ferula communis, Laserpitium species, as well as on the flowers and unripe fruits of Seseli arenarium. The species overwinters as an adult.

References

Fauna Europaea
Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
Japanese Moths
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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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Japanese Moths

[4] 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: .