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Eriocraniidae 070003 – 0005   Eriocrania semipurpurella (Stephens, 1834)              Purplish Birch-miner

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Distribution: Syntype (semipurpurella): Darenth Wood, Kent, England. Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: semipurpurella (Stephens, 1834) (Lampronia) - MONA 1983: 0005 ssp. a. semipurpurella (Stephens, 1834) (Lampronia) - MONA 1983: 0005   Type locality: Syntype: Darenth Wood, Kent, England.  amentella (Zeller, 1850) (Micropteryx) (synonym of ssp. semipurpurella)  inconspicuella (Wood, 1890) (Micropteryx) (synonym of ssp. semipurpurella) ssp. b. pacifica Davis, 1978 (Eriocrania)   Type locality: Holotype: Seward, AK.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Davis, D.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: 1-104. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 1.5f; p. 34. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths

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