Ectoedemia similella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. similella
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia similella (Braun, 1917)
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Ectoedemia similella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found primarily in eastern North America.[1]
The wingspan is 5–6 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus palustris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ectoedemia similella". Moths of North Carolina.
External links
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