| Scarce lance-wing | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. farreni
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| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia farreni (
Walsingham, 1894)
[1]
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| Synonyms | |
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Epermenia farreni, the scarce lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1894 from a specimen found in Cambridge, England. [2]
Description
The wingspan is 9–10 mm and can be found in June and July. [2] [3]
Ova are laid, probably on the seeds, of wild parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa) in June and July. The larvae feed within individual seed capsules in August and September. The deep yellow pupa can be found on the ground within a flimsy cocoon in September, overwintering until the summer. [2]
Distribution
It is found in Great Britain, Sweden, Slovakia, northern Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. [4]
References
- ^ "Epermenia (Cataplectica) farreni (Walsingham, 1894)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Godfray, H C J; Sterling, P H (1996). Epermeniidae. In Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 118. ISBN 0-946589-56-9.
- ^ "47.007 [B&F: 0479] Epermenia farreni Walsingham, 1894". Hants Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
| Scarce lance-wing | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. farreni
|
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia farreni (
Walsingham, 1894)
[1]
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Epermenia farreni, the scarce lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Asia and Europe. It was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1894 from a specimen found in Cambridge, England. [2]
Description
The wingspan is 9–10 mm and can be found in June and July. [2] [3]
Ova are laid, probably on the seeds, of wild parsnip ( Pastinaca sativa) in June and July. The larvae feed within individual seed capsules in August and September. The deep yellow pupa can be found on the ground within a flimsy cocoon in September, overwintering until the summer. [2]
Distribution
It is found in Great Britain, Sweden, Slovakia, northern Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. [4]
References
- ^ "Epermenia (Cataplectica) farreni (Walsingham, 1894)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Godfray, H C J; Sterling, P H (1996). Epermeniidae. In Moths and Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 3. Colchester: Harley Books. p. 118. ISBN 0-946589-56-9.
- ^ "47.007 [B&F: 0479] Epermenia farreni Walsingham, 1894". Hants Moths. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Faunistics of the Epermeniidae from the former USSR (Epermeniidae) Archived 2013-12-03 at the Wayback Machine