- Ectoedemia pteliaeella
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Ectoedemia pteliaeella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Ectoedemia Species: E. pteliaeella Binomial name Ectoedemia pteliaeella
(Chambers, 1880)Synonyms - Nepticula pteliaeella Chambers, 1880
Ectoedemia pteliaeella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in Kentucky and Ohio.
Mine
The wingspan is 4-4.5 mm. There are two generations per year. Larvae may be collected in July and in August and September.
The larvae feed on Ptelea trifoliata. The mine the leaves of their host plant. The egg is deposited on the upper side of the leaf. The mine is much contorted and at first very indistinct, and sometimes blotch-like. Later, it becomes more distinct, but is more or less obscured by the scattered frass. Deserted mines become whitish or yellowish. The larva is a very bright green in color. The cocoon dark brown.
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