Species: Washed Purple (Eriocrania cicatricella)
Norwegian name: Washed Purple
Host plants: Birch (Betula), Silver birch (Betula pendula)
Confusion species: Common Oak Purple (Dyseriocrania subpurpurella), Mottled Purple (Eriocrania sparrmannella)
Systematics :
| Kingdom | Animals (Animalia) | ||||||||
| Phylum | Articulate animals (Arthropoda) | ||||||||
| Klasse | Insects (Insecta) | ||||||||
| Order | Moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) | ||||||||
| Group | Micro-moths («Micro-heterocera») | ||||||||
| Family | Eriocraniids (Eriocraniidae) | ||||||||
| Subfamily | Eriocraniinae | ||||||||
| Genus | Eriocrania | ||||||||
| Species | Washed Purple (Eriocrania cicatricella) | ||||||||
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