Eriocrania unimaculella

Eriocrania unimaculella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species: E. unimaculella
Binomial name
Eriocrania unimaculella
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Adela unimaculella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Heringocrania unimaculella
  • Micropterix unimaculella

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

A mined birch leaf
Larva

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The moth flies from March to April depending on the location.

The larvae mine the leaves of Betula species.

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