Eriocrania breviapex

Description

Eriocrania breviapex is a moth of the Eriocraniidae family. It is found in the Cayuga Lake Basin of north-western New York. The wingspan is 7.5–9 mm. The forewings are light fuscous with a slight bronze to purplish iridescence, irregularly marked with small pale golden to brassy spots. The hindwings are paler than the forewings and sparsely scaled with long, slender, hairlike brownish-fuscous scales. Adults are on wing from early to mid May in one generation per year.