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Ectoedemia turbidella

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Ectoedemia turbidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. turbidella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia turbidella
(Zeller, 1848) [1]
Synonyms
  • Nepticula turbidella Zeller, 1848
  • Nepticula argyropezella Herrich-Schaffer, 1855
  • Nepticula populialbae Hering, 1935
  • Stigmella marionella Ford, 1950

Ectoedemia turbidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and is found in most of Europe. The larva mine the leaves of poplar trees and was first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.

Description

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The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The wing ground colour is grey There are creamy white forewing patches and the head has an orange or yellowish tuft and whitish eyecaps. Adults are on wing from May to June.[2][3][4]

Distribution

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It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Greece and the Mediterranean islands), east to the Volga and Ural regions of Russia.[1][3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) turbidella (Zeller, 1848)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "4.084 BF24 Ectoedemia turbidella (Zeller, 1848)". UKmoths. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  3. ^ a b Ellis, W N. "Ectoedemia turbidella (Zeller, 1848) grey-poplar pigmy". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
  4. ^ Redfern, Margaret; Shirley, Peter; Bloxham, Michael (2011). British Plant Galls. Shrewsbury: Field Studies Council. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-85153-284-1.
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