Ectoedemia platanella

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Ectoedemia platanella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. platanella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia platanella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula platanellaClemens, 1861

Ectoedemia platanella, the sycamore leaf blotch miner, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States.

Ectoedemia platanella mine Ectoedemia platanella.jpg
Ectoedemia platanella mine

The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Platanus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow entrance and is filled with frass in the center. The mine has the appearance of a brown, circular blotch just below the leaf cuticle. Heavily mined leaves may drop prematurely.


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