Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Eriocraniidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Eriocrania | |
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Scientific name Eriocrania chrysolepidella Similar Eriocrania cicatricella, Eriocrania sparrmannella, Eriocrania unimaculella, Eriocrania semipurpurella, Eriocrania | ||
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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