Eriocrania breviapex explained

Eriocrania breviapex is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae.[1] It is found in the Cayuga Lake Basin of north-western New York.

The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. The forewings are light fuscous with a slight bronze to purplish iridescence, irregularly marked with small pale golden to brassy spots. The hindwings are paler than the forewings and sparsely scaled with long, slender, hairlike brownish-fuscous scales.[2] Adults are on wing from early to mid May in one generation per year.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eriocrania breviapex Davis, 1978 . www.gbif.org . . 7 April 2023 . en.
  2. http://www.sil.si.edu/smithsoniancontributions/Zoology/pdf_hi/SCTZ-0251.pdf A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)