Splendid Spring Jewel
Eriocrania sparrmannella
Eriocrania sparrmannella also known as the mottled purple is a moth of the family Eriocraniidae, found in Europe and Japan. It was first described by the French entomologist, Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc in 1791. The specific name honours the Swedish naturalist Anders Erikson Sparrman. The larvae mine the leaves of birch.
- Scientific name
- Eriocrania sparrmannella
- Family
- Eriocraniidae