Eriocraniidae
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
DYSERIOCRANIA subpurpurella (Haworth,1828)
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
DYSERIOCRANIA subpurpurella (Haworth,1828)
Life Cycle Guide
Description
Vernacular Name: Common Oak Purple : The Purple Underwing
Wingspan: 9-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: Widespread and common throughout Britain except the far north of Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
Habitat: Usually found in Oak woodland
Similar Species -
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This pretty little micro is diurnal,flying from dawn and in sunshine.During dull weather the moth tends to rest on the branches or trunk of Oak where they can be collected over a beating tray.
Captive individuals often are motionless making them easy to photograph with only an occasional movement of the head giving clues as to its well being.
The moth is gold coloured with purplish or bluish spots to varying degrees with a small pale tornal spot which can best be seen in photos 2 & 3 below.
The head in covered with spiky hairs,erect and dark grey brown with highly defined cilia(Hair-like scales) from tornus through termen to costa.
The moth is attracted to the light trap.
Wingspan: 9-14mm
Worldwide Distribution: Europe - excluding (Azores,Balearic Is.,Bulgaria,Canary Is.,Corsica,Crete,Croatia,Cyprus,Madeira,Malta & Slovenia)
UK Distribution: Widespread and common throughout Britain except the far north of Scotland
UK Conservation Status -
- Common = > 300 10Km Squares
- Least Concern
- Tinea subpurpurella Haworth 1828
- Tinea subpurpurella Haworth 1828
- Not Specified
Habitat: Usually found in Oak woodland
Similar Species -
- None
Overwinters as: Pupa
Observations: This pretty little micro is diurnal,flying from dawn and in sunshine.During dull weather the moth tends to rest on the branches or trunk of Oak where they can be collected over a beating tray.
Captive individuals often are motionless making them easy to photograph with only an occasional movement of the head giving clues as to its well being.
The moth is gold coloured with purplish or bluish spots to varying degrees with a small pale tornal spot which can best be seen in photos 2 & 3 below.
The head in covered with spiky hairs,erect and dark grey brown with highly defined cilia(Hair-like scales) from tornus through termen to costa.
The moth is attracted to the light trap.
Photo Gallery
Larval Food Plants Worldwide
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella larva mine the leaves of various types of Oaks
Fagaceae: Oak,Chestnut & Beech Family
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella larva mine the leaves of various types of Oaks
Fagaceae: Oak,Chestnut & Beech Family
Taxonomy
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Animalia
Eumetozoa Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Lepidoptera Eriocranioidea Eriocraniidae DYSERIOCRANIA Spuler 1910 Dyseriocrania subpurpurella Haworth,1828 - Tinea subpurpurella Haworth, 1828 - TINEA subpurpurella Haworth,1828 Tinea subpurpurella Haworth, 1828 Micropteryx fastuosella Zeller, 1839 Eriocrania fastuosella Dyseriocrania fastuosella - Lepidoptera Britannica (3): Title Page : p.571 - n.37 - Not Specified |