Ectoedemia clemensella
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. clemensella
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873)
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Ectoedemia clemensella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, and Ohio.
The wingspan is 4.5-5.2 mm. There are three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Platanus occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ van Nieukerken, Erik J., and Gerard van der Velde. "Changing Distribution Patterns Of Northern Hemisphere Eudicot Hosts Of Ectoedemia Ss During The Tertiary In Relation To Their Phylogeny: Setting The Scene For Leafminer Evolution." (2009).
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