Ectoedemia platanella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. platanella
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861)
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Ectoedemia platanella, the sycamore leaf blotch miner, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States.
The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Platanus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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