Eriocrania sangii

Eriocrania sangii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Eriocrania sangii, the large birch purple,[1] is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae found in Europe and described by John Henry Wood in 1891. The moth can be found flying in sunshine around birch trees and the larvae feed on birch leaves.

  1. ^ "Eriocrania sangii". norfolkmoths.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2022.