Ectoedemia hadronycha
Ectoedemia hadronycha is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and belongs to the Fomoria subgenus of Ectoedemia.[2] It is endemic to Australia, where it is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland.[1]
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The larvae feed on Capparis arborea, of which they mine the leaves. Eggs are found on the upper side of the leaves.[2]
References
- "Ectoedemia (Fomoria) hadronycha". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- Hoare, Robert J. B. (22 March 2000). "Gondwanan Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)? Systematics and biology of the Ectoedemia (Fomoria) vannifera (Meyrick) group" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging. 142: 299–316. ISSN 0040-7496. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
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