Eriocrania chrysolepidella

Eriocrania chrysolepidella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species: E. chrysolepidella
Binomial name
Eriocrania chrysolepidella
(Zeller, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx chrysolepidella Zeller, 1851
  • Paracrania chrysolepidella
  • Heringocrania chrysolepidella

Eriocrania chrysolepidella is a moth of the Eriocraniidae family. It is found in Europe, from Finland to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Romania.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The moth flies in April depending on the location.

The larvae mine the leaves of Corylus and Carpinus species.

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