Paraepermenia Explained

Paraepermenia is a monotypic moth genus in the family Epermeniidae described by Reinhard Gaedike in 1968. Its only species, Paraepermenia santaliella, the quandong moth,^[1] was described by the same author in the same year. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.

The larvae feed on the flowers of Santalum acuminatum (quandong).^[2]

Notes and References

1. Ferguson, Kaye & Bailey, Peter (December 2001). "Integrated Pest Management of Quandong Moth". Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
2. , 1968: http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pi/pdf/10(3)-599.pdf "Revision der Epermeniidae Australiens und Ozeaniens (Lepidoptera: Epermeniidae)". Pacific Insects. 10 (3-4): 599-627.