Ectoedemia pseudoilicis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 .