Epermenia albapunctella

Epermenia albapunctella is a moth in the family Epermeniidae. It was described by Busck in 1908.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

The larvae feed on Osmorhiza occidentalis, Ligusticum scoticum and Heracleum species.^[5]

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