Ectoedemia leucothorax

(Ectoedemia leucothorax)

Description

Ectoedemia leucothorax is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is only known from the Costa del Sol in Spain. The wingspan is 5.2–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early July. The host plant unknown, but most likely it consists of evergreen Quercus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Nepticulidae
Genus:Ectoedemia
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