Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Ectoedemia platea | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Ectoedemia Rank Species | |
Ectoedemia platea is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Clemens in 1861. It is known from North America.
It was described from a larva feeding on Quercus species, and might be just a synonym, probably of Ectoedemia anguinella. The larva is described as purplish with a pale green vascular line and a row of reddish brown dorsal dashes. However, the purple colour of the larva is not conclusive, as the colour is often produced in larvae which feed on leaves with autumnal colouration.
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