Ectoedemia quadrinotata

Ectoedemia quadrinotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. quadrinotata
Binomial name
	Ectoedemia quadrinotata; (Braun, 1917)
Synonyms
	Nepticula quadrinotataBraun, 1917;

Last updated August 01, 2025

Ectoedemia quadrinotata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. The known range of this species includes Ohio and Kentucky in the United States, and Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec in Canada.^[1]^[2] This species was first described by American entomologist Annette Frances Braun in 1917.^[1]^[2]

Mine Ectoedemia quadrinotata mine.JPG — Mine

The larvae mine the leaves of Carpinus caroliniana and Corylus americana .^[1] There are two generations per year (bivoltine), with mines initiated in July and again starting in late August.^[1]

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 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.
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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[Braun1917-1] 1 2 3 4 5 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.

[Pohl2018-2] 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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