Neocrania

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.

For the brachiopod formerly known as Neocrania, see Novocrania.

Neocrania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eriocraniidae
Genus: Neocrania
Davis, 1978
Species:
N. bifasciata
Binomial name
Neocrania bifasciata
Clarke, 1978

The wingspan is 8–9 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. The forewings are pale brownish fuscous with a golden iridescence. The hindwings are slightly darker than the forewings and more fuscous and sometimes with a slight purplish sheen. Adults are on wing in early June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus chrysolepis.[2]

References
  1. Catalogue of Life: 2009 Annual Checklist
  2. A Revision of the North American Moths of the Superfamily Eriocranioidea with the Proposal of a New Family, Acanthopteroctetidae (Lepidoptera)


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