Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga

Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epermeniidae
Genus:	Sinicaepermenia
Species:	S. sauropophaga
Binomial name
	Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga; Gaedike, Kuroko & Funahashi, 2008

Sinicaepermenia sauropophaga is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Reinhard Gaedike, Hiroshi Kuroko and Katsuyuki Funahashi in 2008.[1] It is found in Thailand.

The length of the forewings is 4-4.5 mm for males and 4.8–5 mm for females. The forewings are dark reddish brown mixed with black scales. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae feed on Sauropus androgynus. Young larvae feed in a tunnel made under the epidermis of a young stem or sprout of the host plant. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon made in the space between leaves.

Etymology

The species is named after Sauropus, the genus of the host plant.[2]

References

Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.
Gaedike, Reinhard; Kuroko, Hiroshi & Funahashi, Katsuyuki (2008). "A new species of Sinicaepermenia (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae) from Thailand". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (2): 149-153.

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[1] Beccaloni, George; et al., eds. (February 2005). "Scientific name search". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum, London.

[2] Gaedike, Reinhard; Kuroko, Hiroshi & Funahashi, Katsuyuki (2008). "A new species of Sinicaepermenia (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae) from Thailand". Transactions of the Lepidopterological Society of Japan. 59 (2): 149-153.