Eriocrania unimaculella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Eriocrania |
| Species: | E. unimaculella
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| Eriocrania unimaculella (Zetterstedt, 1839)
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Eriocrania unimaculella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan is about 1 cm. The head is fuscous, mixed with ochreous-whitish. The forewings are elongate, bronzy-purple, more or less sprinkled with pale shining golden and there is a narrow slightly curved transverse white dorsal spot before the tornus, reaching about half across the wing ; cilia grey Vein 9 is present. The hindwings are grey, posteriorly purplish-tinged. The larva is whitish ; head brown, mouth darker, posterior lobes showing through segment 2 as blackish spots ; segment 6 with small projections. The moth flies from March to April depending on the location.
The larvae mine the leaves of Betula species.
References
- Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf
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