Eriocrania sangii (Large Birch Purple)

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Eriocrania sangii (Large Birch Purple)

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animals (Animalia)
Phylum: Articulate animals (Arthropoda)
Class: Insects (Insecta)
Order: Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera)
Group: Micro-moths ("Micro-heterocera")
Family: Eriocraniids (Eriocraniidae)
Subfamily: Eriocraniinae
Genus: Eriocrania
Species: Large Birch Purple (Eriocrania sangii)

Host plants: Betula (Birch), Betula pendula (Silver birch)

Confusion species: Common Oak Purple (Eriocrania subpurpurella), Early Purple (Eriocrania semipurpurella)

Norwegian Red List 2010: Least Concern more info