Epermenia albapunctella
| Epermenia albapunctella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. albapunctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Epermenia albapunctella Busck, 1908 | |
Epermenia albapunctella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.[2][3]
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, mottled with lighter fuscous and with black and brown scales. There is an ill-defined, broad, blackish fascia across the middle of the wing, preceded and followed by lighter patches. There is a round white dot at the end of the cell, preceded and followed by a black longitudinal dash. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[4]
The larvae feed on Osmorhiza occidentalis, Ligusticum scoticum and Heracleum species.[5]
References
- ↑ "LepIndex". nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2015-04-29.
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ↑ Gaedike, R., 2008: New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151: 57-64. Full article: .
- ↑ The Canadian Entomologist, v.40 (1908), p.195
- ↑ Bug Guide