- Exaeretia ciniflonella
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Exaeretia ciniflonella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Oecophoridae Genus: Exaeretia Species: E. ciniflonella Binomial name Exaeretia ciniflonella
(Lienig & Zeller, 1846)Synonyms - Exaeretia klamathianus Walsingham, 1881
- Exaeretia kusnezovi Krulikowsky, 1908
- Exaeretia smolandiae Palm, 1943
- Exaeretia isa Clarke, 1947
- Depressariodes ciniflonella
Exaeretia ciniflonella is a species of moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found from Great Britain to Fennoscandia, south trough Germany to Italy, east through Austria, Poland and the Baltic region to the eastern parts of the Palearctic ecozone. It is also present in western North America.
The wingspan is 17-24 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August and overwinter. They sometimes appear again in the early spring.
The larvae feed on Betula, Populus and Salix species in a rolled or folded leaf.
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