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Ectoedemia rosae

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Ectoedemia rosae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. rosae
Binomial name
Ectoedemia rosae
Van Nieukerken, 2011

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

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The species is named after the host plant genus.

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