Eriocrania sangii

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

Eriocrania sangii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species:
E. sangii
Binomial name
Eriocrania sangii
(Wood, 1891)
Synonyms
  • Micropteryx sangii Wood, 1891

The wingspan is 9–14 mm.Edward Meyrick gives this description- Head whitish-grey-ochreous, more or less mixed with dark fuscous. Antennae 1/2. Forewings elongate, bronzy -purple, with more or less numerous pale shining golden irregular spots : a subtriangular pale golden dorsal spot before tornus, reaching half across wing ; cilia bronzy-grey, on dorsal spot ochreous-whitish ; 9 absent. Hindwings bronzy-grey, towards apex purplish-tinged.Larva grey ; head black, centre and mouth brown ; 2 with two groups of black spots : in brownish blotch in leaves of birch.The moth flies from March to April depending on the location.[1]

The larvae mine the leaves of Betula species.

References
  1. 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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