Ectoedemia clemensella

Ectoedemia clemensella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. clemensella
Binomial name
	Ectoedemia clemensella; (Chambers, 1873)
Synonyms
	Nepticula clemensellaChambers, 1873;

Last updated December 08, 2023

Ectoedemia clemensella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, and Ohio.

The wingspan is 4.5-5.2 mm. There are three generations per year.

The larvae feed on Platanus occidentalis . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is linear, gradually increasing in breadth, with its terminal portion expanded into a small blotch three or four times the diameter of the end of the linear mine.^[1] The larvae are pale green and the cocoon is ochraceous.

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References

↑ van Nieukerken, Erik J., and Gerard van der Velde. "Changing Distribution Patterns Of Northern Hemisphere Eudicot Hosts Of Ectoedemia Ss During The Tertiary In Relation To Their Phylogeny: Setting The Scene For Leafminer Evolution." (2009).

External links

Nepticulidae of North America

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[1] van Nieukerken, Erik J., and Gerard van der Velde. "Changing Distribution Patterns Of Northern Hemisphere Eudicot Hosts Of Ectoedemia Ss During The Tertiary In Relation To Their Phylogeny: Setting The Scene For Leafminer Evolution." (2009).

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