Ectoedemia rufifrontella
| Ectoedemia rufifrontella | |
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| 3rd instar larva on Quercus pubescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. rufifrontella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia rufifrontella (Caradja, 1920)
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Ectoedemia rufifrontella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to southern France, Italy and Greece.
The wingspan is 4.3-6.4 mm. Adults are on wing in mid June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Identity Of Two Nepticulidae Described By A. Caradja (Lepidoptera)
- A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), With Notes On Their Phylogeny. Listed as Nepticula nigrosparsella
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