Epiglaea apiata

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]

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

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.