Ectoedemia hypericella
| Ectoedemia hypericella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. hypericella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia hypericella (Braun, 1925) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ectoedemia hypericella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It was described by Braun in 1925. It is known from North America (including Ohio).[1]
The wingspan is 4-4.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Hypericum prolificum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a very long, slender tract on the upper surface. The frass is deposited centrally as a continuous line in the early portion but is more generally scattered later.
References
- ↑ Rank: Species (2010-12-01). "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Nepticuloidea.info. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
External links
- North American Moths at the Moth Photographers Group.
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