Ectoedemia festivitatis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Subgenus: | Ectoedemia (Fomoria) |
Species: | E. festivitatis |
Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia festivitatis van Nieukerken, 2008 |
Ectoedemia festivitatis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Nepal, China (Yunnan) and northern Vietnam (Fan Si Pan). It is probably more widespread in south-eastern Asia. [1] The habitat consists of secondary or degraded forest or shrub vegetation in mountainous areas.
The wingspan is 4.0-6.6 mm. Adults are on wing in August, October and from January to March. There are two or more generations per year. [1]
The larvae feed on shrubby species of Hypericum species (St. John's worts), including Hypericum beanii , H. henryii, H. hookerianum, H. uralum, and possibly H. petiolulatum and H. oblongifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. [1]