Ectoedemia hexapetalae

Ectoedemia hexapetalae
Ectoedemia hexapetalae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species: E. hexapetalae
Binomial name
Ectoedemia hexapetalae
(Szocs, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula hexapetalae Szocs, 1957

Ectoedemia hexapetalae is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in France, Austria and Hungary.

The wingspan is 3.7-4.7 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Filipendula vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor, often following the leaf margin. The first part is entirely filled with brown, dispersed frass. Later, the frass is black, dispersed, but leaving clear margins.

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