| Ectoedemia algeriensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. algeriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia algeriensis van Nieukerken, 1985 | |
Ectoedemia algeriensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Algeria, the Atlas mountains in Morocco and in southern France.
The wingspan is 5-5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in June. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera , Quercus ilex , Quercus ilex rotundifolia and Quercus suber . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
