Ectoedemia minimella explained

Ectoedemia minimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is widely distributed in the Holarctic.[1] [2]

The wingspan is 5-6 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from May to June with one generation per year.[4] The larvae are leaf miners and feed on species of birch, alder, and hazel. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

This species was first described by Swedish naturalist Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1839.

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Notes and References

  1. free.
  2. Web site: Ectoedemia minimella [Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae] in Leaf and stem mines of British flies and other insects]. 2021-12-08. www.ukflymines.co.uk.
  3. Web site: Ectoedemia minimella UKmoths. 2021-12-08. www.ukmoths.org.uk. en.
  4. free.