Eriocraniella

Eriocraniella is a genus of moths in the family Eriocraniidae.^[1][2] The genus is distributed in the Nearctic.^[3]

Eriocraniella
Eriocraniella platyptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Eriocraniidae
Genus:	Eriocraniella Viette, 1949
Species
8 species (see text)

Eriocraniella are small moths (wingspan 6–10 mm (0.24–0.39 in)) with relatively broad wings.^[3]

Species

There are eight species in two subgenera:^[1][2]

• Subgenus Eriocraniella Viette, 1949
  • Eriocraniella aurosparsella (Walsingham, 1880)
  • Eriocraniella longifurcula Davis, 1978^[3]
  • Eriocraniella platyptera Davis, 1978^[3]
  • Eriocraniella xanthocara Davis, 1978^[3]
• Subgenus Disfurcula Davis, 1978^[3]
  • Eriocraniella falcata Davis, 1978^[3]
  • Eriocraniella mediabulla Davis & Faeth, 1986^[4]
  • Eriocraniella trigona Davis, 1978^[3]
  • Eriocraniella variegata Davis, 1978^[3]