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Ectoedemia platanella

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Species of moth

Ectoedemia platanella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species: E. platanella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia platanella
(Clemens, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula platanella Clemens, 1861

Ectoedemia platanella, the sycamore leaf blotch miner, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States.

Ectoedemia platanella mine

The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Platanus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Ectoedemia platanella


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