Ectoedemia phyllotomella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Liguria and Lucania in northern Italy.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. phyllotomella
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia phyllotomella (Klimesch, 1946)
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The wingspan is 4.6-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from April to May. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus cerris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), With Notes On Their Phylogeny