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Ectoedemia preisseckeri

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Ectoedemia preisseckeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. preisseckeri
Binomial name
Ectoedemia preisseckeri
(Klimesch, 1941)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula preisseckeri Klimesch, 1941

Ectoedemia preisseckeri is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Italy and Greece.

The wingspan is 5–6.6 mm. Adults are on wing in May and June. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Ulmus campestris and Ulmus laevis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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