Ectoedemia caradjai is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in southern and central Europe, north to Austria, southern Moravia in the Czech Republic and Ukraine. It has also been recorded from Moldova. It was first recorded from Devonshire in Great Britain in 2004.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. caradjai
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia caradjai (Groschke, 1944)
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The wingspan is 4.2-5.3 mm for males and 5.2-5.8 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera, Quercus frainetto, Quercus macrolepis, Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens, Quercus pyrenaica and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Male genitalia
External links
edit- bladmineerders.nl
- Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
- Ectoedemia caradjai - a new British miner