Kebnat
INSECTS

Purplish Birch-miner Moth

Eriocrania semipurpurella

Insects
Native
Purplish Birch-miner Moth, photo 1 of 5
Purplish Birch-miner Moth, Caterpillar
Purplish Birch-miner Moth, Leaf mine
10–16 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Eriocraniidae with a wingspan of 10–16 mm.

There are 22 observations of Purplish Birch-miner Moth in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue13
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  3. Capitale-Nationale2
  4. Lanaudière1
  5. Montérégie1
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  7. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

European white birchBetula pendula