Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eriocraniidae
Genus:Dyseriocrania
Species: D. subpurpurella
Binomial name
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
(Haworth, 1828)
Synonyms
  • Tinea subpurpurella Haworth, 1828
  • Eriocrania subpurpurella
  • Micropteryx fastuosella Zeller, 1839
  • Micropterix fastuosella
  • Eriocrania fastuosella
  • Dyseriocrania fastuosella

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella is a diurnal moth from the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe.

A mined oak leaf
Larva

The wingspan of the moth ranges from 9–14 mm. The wings are metallic gold with sapphire-blue and ruby-red dots.

The flight time ranges from April to May. The caterpillar mines the leaves of Quercus (oak) species.

  • Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Dyseriocrania subpurpurella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Edit this at Wikidata
  • Swedish Moths
  • UKmoths
  • Eriocrania subpurpurella at Naturhistoriska riksmuseet

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