Biology:Epermenia cicutaella
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Short description: Species of moth
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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
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Epermenia cicutaella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=127776.
- ↑ "520007.00 – 2329 – Epermenia cicutaella – Kearfott, 1903". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=2329. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ↑ Gaedike, Reinhard (2008). "New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 151: 57–64. https://www.nev.nl/tve/pdf/te0151057.pdf.
- ↑ Microleps.org
Wikidata ☰ Q13608823 entry
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