Epermenia pimpinella
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Epermenia pimpinella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1900.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina, Ohio, Illinois, Arkansas and Oklahoma.[2][3]
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings range from dark slate grey to brownish, with an intermingling of dingy-white scales and with a generally smudged appearance with purplish reflections. There are three rounded dorsal tufts overlying a fine paler fringe. The hindwings are narrowly lanceolate, with long fine silky fringes.[4]
The larvae feed on Cryptotaenia, Taenidia and Zizia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a full-depth blotch. The black granular frass is deposited within the mine. Larvae have a deep brownish yellow body and a brownish-orange head.[5]
References
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia pimpinella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ Gaedike, Reinhard (2008). "New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 151: 57–64.
- ^ "520008.00 – 2330 – Epermenia pimpinella – Murtfeldt, 1900". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ The Canadian Entomologist, v.32, p.162
- ^ Microleps.org