Ectoedemia ulmella

Ectoedemia ulmella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. ulmella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia ulmella
(Braun, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula ulmella Braun, 1912

Ectoedemia ulmella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Kentucky and Pennsylvania in the United States.

Mine

The wingspan is 4–5 mm. There are two generations per year. Mature larvae are found in July and in September.

The larvae feed on Ulmus fulva and Ulmus thomasii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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