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Epermenia cicutaella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Epermeniidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Epermenia

Epermenia cicutaella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by 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.

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Epermenia cicutaella Wikipedia