Ectoedemia hadronycha | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. hadronycha |
Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia hadronycha Hoare, 2000 [1] |
Ectoedemia hadronycha is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and belongs to the Fomoria subgenus of Ectoedemia . [2] It is endemic to Australia, where it is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland. [1]
The larvae feed on Capparis arborea , of which they mine the leaves. Eggs are found on the upper side of the leaves. [2]