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Eriocrania semipurpurella

Synonyms: Adela solierella; Eriocrania amentella; Eriocrania auropulverella; Eriocrania inconspicuella; Lampronia semipurpurella (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Eriocrania semipurpurella is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found from Europe to Japan and in North America. The species closely resembles Eriocrania sangii. The wingspan is 10–16 mm. The moth flies from March to April depending on the location. The larvae feed on birch.
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Infraspecies

Eriocrania semipurpurella pacifica
Eriocrania semipurpurella semipurpurella

Protected Areas

Prey / Diet

Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pendula mandshurica (Asian white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]
Holodiscus discolor (creambush)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

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Citations

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0