Ectoedemia | |
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Ectoedemia heringella | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Subfamily: | Nepticulinae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia Busck, 1907 |
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Ectoedemia is a genus of moths in the family Nepticulidae. It consists of the subgenera Ectoedemia, Etainia, Fomoria and Zimmermannia. This genus was established by August Busck in 1907. [1]
Note that some species have multiple entries, since they are found in different regions.
The following species are found in North America:
The following species are found in South America, but not in North America:
The following species are found in Europe:
The following species are found in the Palearctic ecozone, but not in Europe:
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