Eriocrania semipurpurella

Eriocrania semipurpurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species:
E. semipurpurella
Binomial name
Eriocrania semipurpurella
(Stephens, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Lampronia semipurpurella Stephens, 1835
  • Micropteryx amentella Zeller, 1850
  • Micropteryx inconspicuella Wood, 1890

Eriocrania semipurpurella (Purplish birch-miner) is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae, found from Europe to Japan and in North America. It was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1835. The species closely resembles Eriocrania sangii and the larvae of both species mine the leaves of birch.