Eriocraniella platyptera
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Eriocraniella |
| Species: | E. platyptera
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| Eriocraniella platyptera | |
Eriocraniella platyptera is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae.[2][3][4] It was described by Donald R. Davis in 1978.[1][2][3] It is found in the Northeastern and Southern United States, from north-western New York to Texas.[3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 7.8–8.2 mm for males and about 8.2 mm for females. The forewings are relatively broad and immaculate dark fuscous with a prominent golden brassy to blue green iridescence. The hindwings are much paler, grayish fuscous with a slight purplish luster. The scales are moderately broad. Adults are on wing in May in one generation per year.[1] The larvae are leaf miners of oaks, including Quercus ilicifolia.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Davis, Donald R. (1978). "A revision of the North American moths of the superfamily Eriocranioidea with the proposal of a new family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 251: 1–131 [85–87]. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.251. hdl:10088/5499.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b "Eriocraniella (Eriocraniella) platyptera Davis, 1978". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "070008 – 0010 Eriocraniella platyptera Davis, 1978". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Species Eriocraniella platyptera - Hodges#0010". Bug Guide. Retrieved 14 February 2025.