Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Ectoedemia hypericella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ectoedemia Rank Species | |
Ectoedemia hypericella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Braun in 1925. It is known from North America (including Ohio).
The wingspan is 4-4.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Hypericum prolificum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a very long, slender tract on the upper surface. The frass is deposited centrally as a continuous line in the early portion but is more generally scattered later.
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