44. EPERMENIIDAE

1	Forewing without scale-teeth on dorsum *Phaulernis fulviguttella*
	10.0-13.0mm. July and August. Forewing dark brown with distinct yellowish orange spot before tornus and another in disc above tornus.
-	Forewing with one or more scale-teeth on dorsum 2


2 (1)	Smaller species, 9.0-10.0mm. Forewing blackish brown, often unicolorous, with scattered whitish scales; one dorsal scale-tooth at one-third *P. dentella*
	June. Forewing, including cilia, two and a half times longer than broad; sometimes with two indistinct pale brown patches.
-	Larger species, 12.0-14.0mm. Forewing often strongly patterned, with more than one scale-tooth 3
	Forewing, including cilia, more than three times longer than broad.

3 (2)	Vertex dark brown, thorax and tegulae blackish brown, sometimes suffused whitish. *Epermenia chaerophyllella*
	12.0-13.0mm. May to October. Colour forewing usually blackish brown, variable, but never predominantly ochreous; three or four scale-teeth; blackish, inwards oblique fascia at one-half.
-	Vertex, thorax and tegulae ochreous 4
	Forewing with ground colour ochreous; two, occasionally three scale-teeth.

4 (3)	Forewing with oblique brownish median fascia (originating from first scale-tooth), black-edged; streak from disc to apex and inner dark cilia-line broad and black *E. falciformis*
	12.0-14.0mm. May to early July and late July to early September. Forewing with markings more contrasting. Male genitalia can be inspected without dissection: uncus pointed apically.
-	Forewing with oblique brownish median fascia (originating from first scale-tooth) at most dark brown; streak from disc to apex and inner dark cilia-line narrow and dark grey *E. illigerella*
	12.0-14.0mm. Early June to early August. Forewing with markings less contrasting. Male genitalia with uncus spatulate at apex.