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Epiglaea apiata

Synonyms: Epiglaea pastillicans

Wikipedia Abstract

Epiglaea apiata, the Pointed Sallow Moth or Cranberry blossom worm, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. 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. The larvae feed on Oxycoccus and Cyanococcus species.
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Prey / Diet

Vaccinium macrocarpum (cranberry)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0