Ectoedemia variicapitella
| Ectoedemia variicapitella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. variicapitella |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908) | |
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Ectoedemia variicapitella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
The larvae feed on Hypericum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor at first, gradually widening and ending in a blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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