Biology:Ectoedemia quadrinotata

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Short description: Species of moth

Ectoedemia quadrinotata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. quadrinotata
Binomial name
Ectoedemia quadrinotata
(Braun, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula quadrinotata Braun, 1917

Ectoedemia quadrinotata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. The known range of this species includes Ohio and Kentucky in the United States, and Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec in Canada.[1][2] This species was first described by American entomologist Annette Frances Braun in 1917.[1][2]

Mine

The larvae mine the leaves of Carpinus caroliniana and Corylus americana.[1] There are two generations per year (bivoltine), with mines initiated in July and again starting in late August.[1]

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5334183 entry