Dyseriocrania is a genus of moth of the family Eriocraniidae.[1][2] The genus has a Holarctic distribution.[2][3]

Dyseriocrania
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Dyseriocrania
Spuler, 1910
Species

4 species (see text)

Synonyms[1][2]
  • Mnemonica Meyrick, 1912

Dyseriocrania are small moths (wingspan 9–13 mm (0.35–0.51 in)) with relatively broad wings.[3]

Species

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There are four recognized species:

References

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  1. 1 2 "Dyseriocrania Spuler, 1910". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Savela, Markku. "Dyseriocrania Spuler, 1910". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Davis, Donald R. (1978). "A revision of the North American moths of the superfamily Eriocranioidea with the proposal of a new family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 251: 1–131. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.251. hdl:10088/5499.