''Epermenia petrusellus'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Epermeniidae Epermeniidae or the fringe-tufted moths is a family of insects in the lepidopteran order with about 14 genera. Previously they have been divided in two subfamilies Epermeniinae and Ochromolopinae (e.g. Common, 1990: 321) but this is no longer m ...

. It is found in

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, the

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and

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. There are also records from the

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, and from western

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, but these records are doubtful and may be a misidentifications of ''

Epermenia falciformis ''Epermenia falciformis'', also known as the large lance-wing, is a moth of the family Epermeniidae found in Europe. It was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828. Description The wingspan is 9–11 mm. Adults are on wing from June ...

''. The

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is about 15 mm.lepiforum.de
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Peucedanum alsaticum ''Peucedanum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Species It contains the following species: * ''Peucedanum abbreviatum'' E. Mey. * ''Peucedanum acaule'' R.H.Shan & M.L.Sheh * ''Peucedanum achaicum'' Halácsy * '' Pe ...

'' and ''

Peucedanum montanum ''Peucedanum'' is a genus of flowering plant in the carrot family, Apiaceae. Species It contains the following species: * '' Peucedanum abbreviatum'' E. Mey. * ''Peucedanum acaule'' R.H.Shan & M.L.Sheh * '' Peucedanum achaicum'' Halácsy * '' ...

''.

References

Moths described in 1883 Epermeniidae Moths of Europe {{Epermenioidea-stub