Ectoedemia similella

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Ectoedemia similella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. similella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia similella
(Braun, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula similellaBraun, 1917

Ectoedemia similella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found primarily in eastern North America. [1]

Mine Ectoedemia similella mine.JPG
Mine

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus palustris . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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References

  1. "Ectoedemia similella". Moths of North Carolina.