Epermenia cicutaella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Epermeniidae |
| Genus: | Epermenia |
| Species: | E. cicutaella
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| Epermenia cicutaella Kearfott, 1903
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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]
The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of Cicuta maculata. The species overwinters as an adult.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "520007.00 – 2329 – Epermenia cicutaella – Kearfott, 1903". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Gaedike, Reinhard (2008). "New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 151: 57–64.
- ^ Microleps.org