Ectoedemia algeriensis

Ectoedemia algeriensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species: E. algeriensis
Binomial name
Ectoedemia algeriensis
van Nieukerken, 1985

Ectoedemia algeriensis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Algeria, the Atlas mountains in Morocco and in southern France.

The wingspan is 5-5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in June. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera, Quercus ilex, Quercus ilex rotundifolia and Quercus suber. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a contorted corridor, often following a vein for some distance. The frass is black and leaves narrow clear margins.

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