Moths of North Carolina
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Epermenia pimpinella Murtfeldt, 1900 - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Epermenioidea		 Family:
Epermeniidae		Subfamily:
[Epermeniinae]		Tribe:
[Epermeniini]		P3 Number:
67a0008		 MONA Number:
2330.00
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984)Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Immatures and Development: The larvae mine the leaves of several genera in the Apiaceae during the warmer months of the year. They form puffy, full-depth mines with black, granular frass scattered loosely throughout. More than one larva may occupy a single mine. The pupae have been found in open mesh cocoons on the undersides of leaves or in the angles of leaf stalks. The adults emerged in 8–10 days, and there are at least two successive generations per year (Eiseman 2019a).
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Epermenia pimpinellaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Immature Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: immatures.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The larvae feed of several members of the Apiaceae, including Hairy-fruit Chervil (Chaerophyllum tainturieri), Canadian Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis), Yellow Pimpernel (Taenidia integerrima), Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders (Zizia aptera), Common Golden-Alexanders (Z. aurea; Eiseman 2019a). In North Carolina, mines have been recorded on Common Golden-Alexanders. - View
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Status in North Carolina
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State Protection: Has no legal protection, although permits are required to collect it on state parks and other public lands.
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Photos: 8
Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-11
Orange Co.
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Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: John Petranka on 2022-09-11
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman and Charley Eiseman on 2019-06-01
Durham Co.
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Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2019-05-14
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2019-05-14
Durham Co.
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Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2019-05-14
Durham Co.
Comment: Note the black, granular frass that is scattered throughout this mine. 		Epermenia pimpinellaRecorded by: B. Bockhahn, K. Kittelberger on 2014-09-12
Rockingham Co.
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