Ectoedemia aegilopidella

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Ectoedemia aegilopidella
Ectoedemia aegilopidella male.JPG
Male
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. aegilopidella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia aegilopidella
(Klimesch, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Trifurcula aegilopidellaKlimesch, 1978

Ectoedemia aegilopidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to mainland Greece and Rhodes.

The wingspan is 3.8-4.2 mm. Adults are on wing in April. There is probably one generation per year.

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