Eriocrania sparrmannella

Eriocrania sparrmannella or mottled purple is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in Europe.

Eriocrania sparrmannella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species:
E. sparrmannella
Binomial name
Eriocrania sparrmannella
(Bosc, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Tinea sparrmannella Bosc, 1791
  • Allochapmania sparrmannella
  • Chapmania sparrmannella
  • Lampronia sparrmannella

The wingspan is 10–13 mm (0.39–0.51 in). The moth flies from April to May depending on the location. The head is pale grey, mixed with dark fuscous. The forewings are rather short and broad, pale shining golden and strongly and sharply strigulated with purple. There is a narrow erect dorsal spot of ground-colour before the tornus, reaching half across the wing ; cilia grey, sometimes obscurely barred with ochreous-whitish. Vein 9 is absent. The hindwings are rather dark grey, towards apex purplish tinged. The larva is whitish with a brown head , sides blackish and two marks on segment 2 outlined with brown. The larvae mine the leaves of Betula species.

The name honours Anders Erikson Sparrman.

  • Swedish Moths
  • UKmoths
  • Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description


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