Ectoedemia argyropeza

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Ectoedemia argyropeza
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nepticulidae
Genus:
Ectoedemia
Species:
E. argyropeza
Binomial name
Ectoedemia argyropeza
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Lyonetia argyropezaZeller, 1839
  • Nepticula apicellaStainton, 1854
  • Nepticula argyropezellaDoubleday, 1859
  • Ectoedemia downesiWilkinson & Scoble, 1979
  • Nepticula simplicellaHeinemann, 1862
  • Nepticula turbulentellaWocke, 1861

Ectoedemia argyropeza is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is a widespread species, with a Holarctic distribution. It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America. In Russia, it is found in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kaluga, Tatarstan and Kaliningrad. It is also known from north-eastern China.

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Mined leaf of Populus tremula Ectoedemia argyropeza mined leaf of Populus tremula.JPG
Mined leaf of Populus tremula
Larva Ectoedemia argyropeza larva.JPG
Larva

The wingspan is 7 mm. The head is ochreous-yellow with a whitish collar. The antennal eyecaps are also whitish. Forewings dark fuscous ; a small costal spot before middle, and a larger dorsal spot before the tornus whitish ; outer half of cilia whitish. Hindwings grey. [1]

Adults are on wing from May to June. It is a parthenogenetic species, with males being extremely rare.

The larvae feed on Populus tremula and Populus tremuloides (ssp. downesi). They mine the leaves of their host plant. It first bores in the petiole, resulting in a swelling. When the larva reaches the leaf disc, it makes an elongate blotch between the midrib and the first lateral vein. The frass is concentrated in two stripes parallel to the sides of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description

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  1. ↑ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain . Keys and description
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