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| Neocrania | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Eriocraniidae |
| Genus: | Neocrania Davis, 1978 |
| Species: | N. bifasciata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neocrania bifasciata Clarke, 1978 | |
Neocrania is a genus of moth of the family Eriocraniidae.[1] It contains only one species, Neocrania bifasciata, which is found in the Coast Ranges of southern California.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. Adults are on wing in early June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus chrysolepis.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist". Archived from the original on 2020-04-06. Retrieved 2009-10-24.
- ↑ A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)