Eriocrania breviapex
| Eriocrania breviapex | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Eriocrania |
| Species: | E. breviapex |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriocrania breviapex Clarke, 1978 | |
Eriocrania breviapex is a moth of the Eriocraniidae family. It is found in the Cayuga Lake Basin of north-western New York.
The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. The forewings are light fuscous with a slight bronze to purplish iridescence, irregularly marked with small pale golden to brassy spots. The hindwings are paler than the forewings and sparsely scaled with long, slender, hairlike brownish-fuscous scales.[1] Adults are on wing from early to mid May in one generation per year.
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