Paraepermenia

Paraepermenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Paraepermenia
Gaedike, 1968
Species: P. santaliella
Binomial name
Paraepermenia santaliella
Gaedike, 1968

Paraepermenia is a monotypic genus of moths in the Epermeniidae family. Its only species, Paraepermenia santaliella, was described by Gaedike in 1968.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Santalum acuminatum.[2]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. Gaedike, Reinhard, 1968: Revision der Epermeniidae Australiens und Ozeaniens (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae). Pacific Insects 10 (3-4): 599-627. Full article:
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