Eriocrania carpinella

Eriocrania carpinella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu).[1]

Eriocrania carpinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species:
E. carpinella
Binomial name
Eriocrania carpinella
Mizukawa, Hirowatari & Hashimoto, 2010

The larvae feed on Carpinus laxiflora, Carpinus cordata and Carpinus tschonoskii.

References
  1. A new Eriocrania species (Lepidoptera: Eriocraniidae) utilizing hornbeams in Japan, with reference to the biogeography based on mitochondrial COI and ND5 gene sequences


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