Epermenia cicutaella
| Epermenia cicutaella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. cicutaella |
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia cicutaella Kearfott, 1903 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Epermenia cicutaella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. 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
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Gaedike, R., 2008: New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151: 57-64. Full article: .
- ↑ microleps.org
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