Ectoedemia pseudoilicis

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Ectoedemia pseudoilicis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. pseudoilicis
Binomial name
Ectoedemia pseudoilicis
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998

Ectoedemia pseudoilicis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in mainland Greece and also present on Crete and in Turkey.

The wingspan is 3.8-5.9 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera . They mine the leaves of their host plant. In Greece, almost always occurring together with Ectoedemia haraldi .