Eriocrania cicatricella (Washed Purple)

Systematics :

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

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

Confusion species: Dyseriocrania subpurpurella (Common Oak Purple), Eriocrania sparrmannella (Mottled Purple)