Kingdom Animalia Family Eriocraniidae Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Genus Dyseriocrania Rank Species | |
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Scientific name Dyseriocrania subpurpurella Similar Dyseriocrania, Butterflies and moths, Eriocrania, Eriocrania semipurpurella, Eriocrania cicatricella | ||
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella is a diurnal moth from the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe.
The wingspan of the moth ranges from 9–14 mm. The wings are metallic gold with sapphire-blue and ruby-red dots.
The flight time ranges from April to May. The caterpillar mines the leaves of Quercus (Oak) species.
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