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Dyseriocrania

Dyseriocrania is a genus of moth of the family Eriocraniidae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution.

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Dyseriocrania
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Dyseriocrania
Spuler, 1910
Species

4 species (see text)

Synonyms12
  • Mnemonica Meyrick, 1912

Dyseriocrania is a genus of moth of the family Eriocraniidae.12 The genus has a Holarctic distribution.23

Dyseriocrania are small moths (wingspan 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in)) with relatively broad wings.3

Species

There are four recognized species:

References

References

  1. "Dyseriocrania Spuler, 1910". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Dyseriocrania Spuler, 1910". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. Davis, Donald 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: 1–131. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.251. hdl:10088/5499.