Ectoedemia pseudoilicis
Ectoedemia pseudoilicis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widespread in mainland Greece and also present on Crete and in Turkey.
| Ectoedemia pseudoilicis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. pseudoilicis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia pseudoilicis Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998 | |
The wingspan is 3.8-5.9 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a more or less contorted gallery, almost filled with black frass. In Greece, almost always occurring together with Ectoedemia haraldi.
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
Female terminal abdominal segment
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Western Palaearctic Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia) Hering and Ectoedemia Busck s. str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae): five new species and new data on distribution, hostplants and recognition
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