Epiglaea apiata, the pointed sallow moth or cranberry blossom worm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. 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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Epiglaea |
| Species: | E. apiata
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The wingspan is about 34 mm.[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
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- ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Epiglaea apiata (Grote 1874)". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Epiglaea apiata (Grote, 1874) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Louisiana
- ^ 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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