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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.
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  • 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)
  • inconspicuella Wood 1890 (Micropteryx)
  • 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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