Epiglaea apiata

Epiglaea apiata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Epiglaea
Species: E. apiata
Binomial name
Epiglaea apiata
(Grote, 1874)[1]
Synonyms
  • Orthosia apiata Grote, 1874
  • Glaea pastillicans Morrison, 1875

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.[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

  1. ↑ taxapad.com
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Epiglaea apiata (Grote, 1874) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Louisiana
  4. ↑ Zhang, A; Polavarapu, S (2003). "Sex pheromone of the cranberry blossom worm, Epiglaea apiata". J Chem Ecol. 29: 2153–64. PMID 14584682.


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