Biology:Ectoedemia louisella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. louisella
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| Ectoedemia louisella (Sircom, 1849)
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Ectoedemia louisella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Great Britain to Ukraine , and from Denmark to Italy.[1]
The wingspan is 5–8 mm. There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing from April to May and from July to October.
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The larvae feed on Tatar maple (Acer tataricum) and field maple (Acer campestre) mining in the seeds (samaras). The mine consists of a short superficial corridor running towards the seed which is eaten out. Eaten fruits remain on the plant.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "Ectoedemia (Etainia) louisella (Sircom, 1849)". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/382d05aa-7b44-46f4-875b-e5d5bde62f70.
- ↑ Ellis, W N. "Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849) maple-seed pigmy". https://bladmineerders.nl/parasites/animalia/arthropoda/insecta/lepidoptera/monotrysia/nepticuloidea/nepticulidae/etainia/etainia-louisella/.
- ↑ Kimber, Ian. "4.075 BF22 Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849)". https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/etainia-louisella/.
Wikidata ☰ Q5334123 entry
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