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Epermenia cicutaella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Epermeniidae
Genus:	Epermenia
Species:	E. cicutaella
Binomial name
Epermenia cicutaella Kearfott, 1903
Synonyms
Epermenia alameda Braun, 1923

Epermenia cicutaella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1903. 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.

The larvae feed on the flowers and fruits of Cicuta maculata. The species overwinters as an adult.

References

1. 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.
2. "520007.00 – 2329 – Epermenia cicutaella – Kearfott, 1903". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
3. Gaedike, Reinhard (2008). "New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 151: 57–64.
4. Microleps.org

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