Ectoedemia marmaropa

Ectoedemia marmaropa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. marmaropa
Binomial name
Ectoedemia marmaropa
(Braun, 1925)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula marmaropa Braun, 1925

Ectoedemia marmaropa is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925. It is known from North America, including Utah, Wyoming, Ohio, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, and California.[1]

The wingspan is 4.2-4.4 mm. The forewings are dark brown. The larvae feed on Rosa woodsii and Rosa californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.
  2. ^ van Nieukerken, E. J.; Berggren, K. (2011). "Ectoedemia rosae, a new species with disjunct distribution in the French Alps and Norway (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 154 (2): 181–191. doi:10.1163/22119434-900000316. ISSN 0040-7496.
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