Eriocrania semipurpurella
| Eriocrania semipurpurella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Eriocrania |
| Species: | E. semipurpurella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriocrania semipurpurella (Stephens, 1835) | |
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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.
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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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