- Ectoedemia quinquella
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Ectoedemia quinquella 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Ectoedemia Species: E. quinquella Binomial name Ectoedemia quinquella
(Bedell, 1848)Synonyms - Microsetia quinquella Bedell, 1848
Ectoedemia quinquella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from Great Britain and France to Italy, Bulgaria and Greece.
The wingspan is 4.2-5.6 mm. Adults are on wing in the second half of June and early July. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus petraea, Quercus pubescens and Quercus robur. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a strongly contorted corridor. There are often multiple mines in a single leaf. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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3rd instar larva on Quercus robur
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Male genitalia
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Female genitalia
External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- 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
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