Ectoedemia empetrifolii
Ectoedemia empetrifolii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Greece (Peloponnesus).
| Ectoedemia empetrifolii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. empetrifolii |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia empetrifolii A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2000 | |
The larvae feed on Hypericum empetrifolium. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor, generally along the leaf margin, widening into a blotch that occupies almost the complete leaf. The frass is concentrated in the basal part of the blotch.
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