Ectoedemia turbidella explained

Ectoedemia turbidella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and is found in most of Europe. The larva mine the leaves of poplar trees and was first described by the German entomologist Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1848.

Description

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The wing ground colour is grey There are creamy white forewing patches and the head has an orange or yellowish tuft and whitish eyecaps. Adults are on wing from May to June.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, Greece and the Mediterranean islands), east to the Volga and Ural regions of Russia.^[2]

External links

• Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
• A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), With Notes On Their Phylogeny

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kimber . Ian . 4.084 BF24 Ectoedemia turbidella (Zeller, 1848) . UKmoths . 8 April 2023.
2. Web site: Ellis . W N . Ectoedemia turbidella (Zeller, 1848) grey-poplar pigmy . Plant Parasites of Europe . 8 April 2023.
3. Book: Redfern . Margaret . Shirley . Peter . Bloxham . Michael . British Plant Galls . 2011 . . Shrewsbury . 978-1-85153-284-1 . 213.