Epermenia profugella

Epermenia profugella is a moth of the family Epermeniidae. It is found in northern, central and eastern Europe.[2]

Epermenia profugella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Epermeniidae
Genus:
Epermenia
Species:
E. profugella
Binomial name
Epermenia profugella
(Stainton, 1856)[1]
Synonyms
  • Asychna profugella Stainton, 1856

The wingspan is 8–10 mm.[3] The forewings are dull greyish bronze, tinged with fuscous. The hindwings are dark grey.[4]

The larvae feed within the seedheads of Pimpinella species, including Pimpinella saxifraga. The species overwinters in the pupal stage within a cocoon.[5]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Swedish Moths
  4. lepiforum.de
  5. Hants Moths


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