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.
Neocrania | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Eriocraniidae |
Genus: | Neocrania Davis, 1978 |
Species: | N. bifasciata
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Binomial name | |
Neocrania bifasciata Clarke, 1978
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. Adults are on wing in early June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus chrysolepis.[2]
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