Epermenia pithanopis
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| Epermenia pithanopis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. pithanopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia pithanopis Meyrick, 1921 | |
Epermenia pithanopis is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1921.[1] It is found in India.
The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are whitish, the costal half suffused with pale ferruginous brownish except for undefined spaces at about one-third and two-thirds. There is a streak of pale ferruginous-brownish suffusion along the fold and the discal stigmata is very small and black. There are three groups of projecting black scales from the dorsal margin. The hindwings are grey.[2]
