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Neocrania

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

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.

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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