Eriocrania unimaculella
Eriocrania unimaculella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe.
A mined birch leaf
Larva
| Eriocrania unimaculella | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Eriocrania |
| Species: | E. unimaculella |
| Binomial name | |
| Eriocrania unimaculella (Zetterstedt, 1839) | |
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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.
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