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Ectoedemia phyllotomella

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Ectoedemia phyllotomella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. phyllotomella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia phyllotomella
(Klimesch, 1946)
Synonyms
  • Stigmella phyllotomella Klimesch, 1946

Ectoedemia phyllotomella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Liguria and Lucania in northern Italy.

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.

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