Eriocraniella trigona

Eriocraniella trigona is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It was described by Davis in 1978.[1] It is found in California.[2]

Eriocraniella trigona
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Eriocraniidae
Genus:
Eriocraniella
Species:
E. trigona
Binomial name
Eriocraniella trigona
Davis, 1978

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. The forewings and fringe are uniformly fuscous with a bronzy to purplish iridescence. The hindwings are paler in color, more grayish and less iridescent and the scales are moderately broad. Adults are on wing in mid May in one generation per year.

References
  1. Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist
  2. A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)


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