Ectoedemia rosae
Appearance
Ectoedemia rosae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. rosae
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia rosae Van Nieukerken, 2011
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Ectoedemia rosae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in France (Briançon area) and Norway (Vang).
The wingspan is 4.5–4.7 mm for males and 5.0–5.2 mm for females.[1] There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Rosa tomentosa and probably Rosa majalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after the host plant genus.
References
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