| Ectoedemia kowynensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. kowynensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia kowynensis Scoble, 1983 | |
Ectoedemia kowynensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1983. It is known from South Africa (it was described from Kowyn's Pass in Transvaal). [1]
The larvae feed on Maytenus peduncularis .
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes. These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm in the case of the European pigmy sorrel moth, but more usually 3.5–10 mm. The wings of adult moths are narrow and lanceolate, sometimes with metallic markings, and with the venation very simplified compared to most other moths.
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Trifurcula bleonella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1904. It is known from the Iberian Peninsula, France, Austria, Croatia, Hungary, the southern part of the Balkan Peninsula, Ukraine, southern Russia and Georgia.
Trifurcula melanoptera is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by van Nieukerken and Puplesis in 1991. It is widespread in southern Europe, where it is known from Spain, southern France, Italy, Sardinia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, former Yugoslavia and the Crimea. It is also known from western Asia, including Anatolia, Armenia and western Turkmenistan.
Ectoedemia hypericifolia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1988. It was described from Kyushu, Japan, but is also known from Russia and China.
Ectoedemia permira is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1984. It is known from the Russian Far East and China.
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Trifurcula sinica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Yang in 1989. It is known from the Shaanxi in China.
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Acalyptris combretella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Vári in 1955. It is known from South Africa.
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Acalyptris zeyheriae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
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Acalyptris mariepsensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris molleivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris obliquella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris pundaensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris rubiaevora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
Acalyptris umdoniensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Scoble in 1980. It is known from South Africa.
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