Eriocrania cicatricella

Eriocrania cicatricella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species: E. cicatricella
Binomial name
Eriocrania cicatricella
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Adela cicatricella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Eriocrania haworthi Bradley, 1966
  • Tinea purpurella Haworth, 1828
  • Eriocrania purpurella

Eriocrania cicatricella is a moth of the Eriocraniidae family. It is found in Europe.

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

The larvae mine the leaves of Betula species.

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