Ectoedemia andrella

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Ectoedemia andrella
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E. andrella
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Ectoedemia andrella
Wilkinson, 1981

Ectoedemia andrella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1981. [1] It is known from Maine. [2]

The wingspan is about 6 mm.

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Ectoedemia rubivora Species of moth

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<i>Ectoedemia minimella</i> Species of moth

Ectoedemia minimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Scandinavia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees and Italy, and from Ireland to Slovakia.

Ectoedemia rosiphila is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1990. It is known from Kazakhstan and Tadzhikistan.

Ectoedemia insignata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tajikistan.

Ectoedemia tadshikiella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tadzhikistan.

Ectoedemia ingloria is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tadzhikistan.

Ectoedemia petrosa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis in 1988. It is known from Tadzhikistan.

Ectoedemia leptognathos is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Rimantas Puplesis and Arunas Diškus in 1996. It is known from Turkmenistan.

Ectoedemia acanthella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson and Newton in 1981. It is known from New Jersey.

Ectoedemia chlorantis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1928. It is known from Ontario.

Ectoedemia coruscella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1981. It is known from Illinois.

Ectoedemia reneella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson in 1981. It is known from Florida.

Ectoedemia piperella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Wilkinson and Newton in 1981. It is known from Arkansas.

Ectoedemia hypericifolia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1988. It was described from Kyushu, Japan, but is also known from Russia and China.

Ectoedemia permira is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East and China.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Ectoedemia andrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. "A supplement to the genus Ectoedemia Busck (Nepticulidae: Lepidoptera) in North America, dealing with some difficult species and also some new ones". Biostor.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.