| Ectoedemia festivitatis | |
|---|---|
| | |
| 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]