Biology:Epiglaea apiata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Epiglaea apiata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Epiglaea |
| Species: | E. apiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Epiglaea apiata (Grote, 1874)[1]
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Epiglaea apiata, the pointed sallow moth or cranberry blossom worm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Indiana , Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio, Quebec, South Carolina and Wisconsin.[2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are tawny to light dull leather. Some specimens exhibit a faint rosy or purplish hue. There is a dark brown form that is mainly found in the northern United States and Canada.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from August to March, with most records in September and October.
The larvae feed on Oxycoccus[4] and Cyanococcus species.
References
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- ↑ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Epiglaea apiata (Grote 1874)". Taxapad. http://www.taxapad.com/local.php?taxonidLC=85989046.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Epiglaea apiata (Grote, 1874) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Louisiana
- ↑ Zhang, A; Polavarapu, S (2003). "Sex pheromone of the cranberry blossom worm, Epiglaea apiata". J Chem Ecol 29: 2153–64. PMID 14584682.
Wikidata ☰ Q13506273 entry
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