Ectoedemia aegaeica
Ectoedemia aegaeica is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to mainland Greece and Rhodes.
| Ectoedemia aegaeica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. aegaeica |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia aegaeica Z. & A. Lastuvka & Johansson, 1998 | |
The larvae feed on Vitex agnus-castus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine strongly resembles that of Ectoedeia groschkei, but is somewhat smaller.
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