Ectoedemia variicapitella

Ectoedemia variicapitella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. variicapitella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908)
Synonyms
Nepticula variicapitella Chretien, 1908

Ectoedemia variicapitella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

The larvae feed on Hypericum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor at first, gradually widening and ending in a blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl

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