Common Oak Purple

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae

Dyseriocrania subpurpurella is a diurnal moth from the family Eriocraniidae, found in most of Europe. The moth was first named by the English entomologist, Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1828. Description The wingspan of the moth ranges from 9–14 mm.

Distribution

Common Oak Purple — Dick Belgers · CC BY

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Netherlands · 530Germany · 310United Kingdom · 262Belgium · 28Luxembourg · 11Switzerland · 6France · 3Italy · 3

Sources and credits

PhotoDick Belgers · CC BY DescriptionDyseriocrania subpurpurella, Wikipedia contributors

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