Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. nyssaefoliella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella (Chambers, 1880)
Synonyms
Nepticula nyssaefoliella Chambers, 1880

Ectoedemia nyssaefoliella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Kentucky, Ohio and North Carolina.

Mine

The wingspan is 4.5–6 mm. There are two or three generations per year. The larvae of the first generation become full-grown in June.

The larvae feed on Nyssa sylvatica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is narrow and linear at first, then abruptly enlarging into a blotch. The cocoon is pale greenish brown.

External links

• Nepticulidae of North America

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