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Ectoedemia viridissimella

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Species of moth

Ectoedemia viridissimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species: E. viridissimella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia viridissimella
(Caradja, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula viridissimella Caradja, 1920
  • Nepticula nowakowskii Toll, 1957

Ectoedemia viridissimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy.

The wingspan is 5.2–5.4 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Peucedanum cervaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Ectoedemia viridissimella


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