Eriocrania breviapex is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae.[2] It is found in the Cayuga Lake Basin of north-western New York.
| Eriocrania breviapex | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Eriocrania |
| Species: | E. breviapex
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| Binomial name | |
| Eriocrania breviapex | |
The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. The forewings are light fuscous with a slight bronze to purplish iridescence, irregularly marked with small pale golden to brassy spots. The hindwings are paler than the forewings and sparsely scaled with long, slender, hairlike brownish-fuscous scales.[3] Adults are on wing from early to mid May in one generation per year.
References edit
- ^ "Eriocrania breviapex Davis 1978". EOL. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Eriocrania breviapex Davis, 1978". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)