Epermenia dracontias

Epermenia dracontias is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1917.[1] It is found in southern India.

Epermenia dracontias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epermeniidae
Genus:
Epermenia
Species:
E. dracontias
Binomial name
Epermenia dracontias
Meyrick, 1917

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are grey, somewhat sprinkled with blackish and with a black streak along the basal fourth of the dorsum. There are several small spots of black irroration along the costa and three small black spots circled with white placed in a longitudinal row in the disc from two-fifth to three-fourth. There is also a thick blackish longitudinal streak extending between and beyond these to near the apex between the first two, extended as a fascia to the costa and dorsum, this followed on the dorsum by a semioval white spot containing two black dots. There are strong dorsal projections of grey scales tipped with black before middle, at two-thirds and before the tornus. The hindwings are light grey.[2]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia dracontias". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. Exotic Microlep. 2: 67


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