Eriocrania semipurpurella

Eriocrania semipurpurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Eriocraniidae
Genus:Eriocrania
Species: E. semipurpurella
Binomial name
Eriocrania semipurpurella
(Stephens, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Lampronia semipurpurella Stephens, 1835
  • Micropteryx amentella Zeller, 1850
  • Micropteryx inconspicuella Wood, 1890

Eriocrania semipurpurella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found from Europe to Japan and in North America. The species closely resembles Eriocrania sangii.

Mounted
Mine

The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The moth flies from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae feed on birch.

Subspecies

  • Eriocrania semipurpurella semipurpurella (North America (from eastern Ontario east to Nova Scotia and south to southern New York), from Great Britain through northern and central Europe to Japan)
  • Eriocrania semipurpurella pacifica Clarke, 1978 (southern Alaska and north-western Washington)


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