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Eriocrania breviapex
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocraniidae
Genus:	Eriocrania
Species:	E. breviapex
Binomial name
Eriocrania breviapex Davis, 1978

Eriocrania breviapex is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae. It is found in the Cayuga Lake Basin of north-western New York.

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. Adults are on wing from early to mid May in one generation per year.

References

1. "Eriocrania breviapex Davis 1978". EOL. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
2. "Eriocrania breviapex Davis, 1978". www.gbif.org. GBIF. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
3. A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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