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Ectoedemia aegilopidella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Scientific name
  
Ectoedemia aegilopidella

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ectoedemia

Rank
  
Species

Ectoedemia aegilopidella

Ectoedemia aegilopidella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is endemic to mainland Greece and Rhodes.

The wingspan is 3.8-4.2 mm. Adults are on wing in April. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrolepis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a contorted corridor that widens quickly. The black frass is concentrated in a broad band.

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Ectoedemia aegilopidella Wikipedia