Ectoedemia similella

Ectoedemia similella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. similella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia similella
(Braun, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula similella Braun, 1917

Ectoedemia similella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found primarily in eastern North America.[1]

Mine

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ "Ectoedemia similella". Moths of North Carolina.
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