Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
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 saffire-blue and ruby-red dots.

The flight time ranges from April to May. The caterpillar mimics the leaf of Quercus species and mines the leaves of these plants.

External links

• Dyseriocrania subpurpurella at the Global Lepidoptera Names Index, Natural History Museum
• Swedish Moths
• UKmoths
• Eriocrania subpurpurella at Naturhistoriska riksmuseet

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