Epermenia cicutaella

Epermenia cicutaella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Epermeniidae
Genus: Epermenia
Species: E. cicutaella
Binomial name
Epermenia cicutaella
Kearfott, 1903
Synonyms
  • Epermenia alameda Braun, 1923

Epermenia cicutaella is a moth in the Epermeniidae family. It was described by Kearfott in 1903.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Delaware, Kentucky, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Nova Scotia, Oregon, Quebec and Wyoming.[2][3]

The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of Cicuta maculata. The species overwinters as an adult.[4]

References

  1. "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Gaedike, R., 2008: New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151: 57-64. Full article: .
  4. microleps.org


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