Ectoedemia hadronycha
| Ectoedemia hadronycha | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. hadronycha |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia hadronycha Hoare, 2000[1] | |
Ectoedemia hadronycha is a moth of the Nepticulidae family and belongs to the Fomoria subgenus of Ectoedemia.[2] It is endemic to Australia, where it is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland.[1]
The larvae feed on Capparis arborea, of which they mine the leaves. Eggs are found on the upper side of the leaves.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Ectoedemia (Fomoria) hadronycha". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- 1 2 Hoare, Robert J. B. (22 March 2000). "Gondwanan Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)? Systematics and biology of the Ectoedemia (Fomoria) vannifera (Meyrick) group." (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie (Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging) 142: 299–316. ISSN 0040-7496. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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