Ectoedemia populella

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Ectoedemia populella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. populella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia populella
Busck, 1907

The poplar petiole gall moth (Ectoedemia populella) is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widely distributed in North America east of the Rocky Mountains. [1] [2] It was first described by Danish-American entomologist August Busck in 1907. [2]

The adult wingspan 7-8.5 mm. [1]

The larvae induce globular galls on the petioles of several Populus species. [1] Mature larvae overwinter in the galls and adults emerge in spring. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Annette Frances Braun (1917). "Nepticulidae of North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 43 (2): 155–209. ISSN   0002-8320. JSTOR   25076968. Wikidata   Q109923600.
  2. 1 2 Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN   978-954-642-909-4. OL   32898597M. Wikidata   Q97158808.


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