Biology:Ectoedemia coscoja

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Short description: Species of moth

Ectoedemia coscoja
Ectoedemia coscoja male.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. coscoja
Binomial name
Ectoedemia coscoja
van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009

Ectoedemia coscoja is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to Spain (Catalunya, Aragon, Andalusia).

The wingspan is 4.3-5.1 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. There is probably one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a sinuous or contorted, gradually widening gallery, often following a vein for some distance, filled with brown or black frass. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5334044 entry