Mandag Moth

Epermenia stolidota

Dagens møll er en vakker arter fra Rocky Mountains utenfor Denver, Epermenia stolidota (Tannmøll). Dette er faktisk en større eksemplar enn det vises, om 20mm fra vinge til vinge. De hevet, formørket, tufts of scales on the posterior edge of the forewing is a great character for this family, as well as the stiff bristles on the hind tibia (also somewhat visible here). Det er 11 species in 2 genera in the United States, with likely a few more to be discovered. Fellow curatorial assistant David Bettman keyed this species out using the revision of the Nearctic species: PDF here.

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