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Superfamily: Eriocranioidea

Welcome to Dave McCormick's Moth and Butterfly World. Here is information on the Superfamily, Eriocranioidea and its subfamilies.

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Information

This is a family of moths that are restricted to the Holarctic region, with six genera. These small, metallic moths are usually day-flying, emerging fairly early in the northern temperate Spring. They have a proboscis with which they drink water or sap. The larvae are leaf-miners on Fagales, principally the trees birch Betula and oak Quercus but a few on Salicales and Rosales. There is 24 known species.

Subfamilies in this Superfamily

None

List of Species We Have Photos and Information On

 

Tiny Metallic Moths
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Other Moths in this Family
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