Epermenia albapunctella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by August Busck in 1908.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Minnesota, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.[3][4]
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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. albapunctella
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| Epermenia albapunctella | |
The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are dark fuscous, mottled with lighter fuscous and with black and brown scales. There is an ill-defined, broad, blackish fascia across the middle of the wing, preceded and followed by lighter patches. There is a round white dot at the end of the cell, preceded and followed by a black longitudinal dash. The hindwings are dark fuscous.[1]
The larvae feed on Osmorhiza occidentalis, Ligusticum scoticum and Heracleum species.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Busck, A. (1908). "Descriptions of some new microlepidoptera from Pennsylvania". The Canadian Entomologist. 40: 193–196 [195].
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Epermenia albapunctella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "520006.00 – 2328 – Epermenia albapunctella – Busck, 1908". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
- ^ Gaedike, Reinhard (2008). "New species and records of the Nearctic Epermeniidae (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 151: 57–64.
- ^ Entz, Chuck (July 8, 2011). "Species Epermenia albapunctella - Hodges#2328". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 22, 2018.
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