bio.wikisort.org - Animal

Ectoedemia viridissimella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy.

Ectoedemia viridissimella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. viridissimella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia viridissimella (Caradja, 1920)
Synonyms
Nepticula viridissimella Caradja, 1920 Nepticula nowakowskii Toll, 1957

The wingspan is 5.2-5.4 mm. Adults are on wing in May. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Peucedanum cervaria. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a long, slender corridor, mostly in the centre of the leaf. The frass is concentrated in a narrow, green, frequently broken central line. The corridor widens into a large blotch with dispersed frass. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl
• Identity Of Two Nepticulidae Described By A. Caradja (Lepidoptera)

---