Epermenia cicutaella

Epermenia cicutaella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by William D. 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]

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

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

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia cicutaella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
  2. "520007.00 – 2329 – Epermenia cicutaella – Kearfott, 1903". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  3. Gaedike, Reinhard (2008). "New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 151: 57–64.
  4. Microleps.org


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