Ectoedemia platanella

Ectoedemia platanella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. platanella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
Nepticula platanella Clemens, 1861

The Sycamore Leaf Blotch Miner (Ectoedemia platanella) is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States.

Ectoedemia platanella mine

The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Platanus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow entrance and is filled with frass in the center. The mine has the appearance of a brown, circular blotch just below the leaf cuticle. Heavily mined leaves may drop prematurely.

External links

• Nepticulidae of North America
• Sycamore Leafhlotch Miner at forestpests

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