Ectoedemia longicaudella

Ectoedemia longicaudella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from most of Europe (except Iceland, Ireland, Great Britain and Denmark), east to Belgorod and Kaluga in Russia. It is also present in the Near East.

Ectoedemia longicaudella
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E. longicaudella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia longicaudella
Klimesch, 1953
Synonyms
  • Stigmella peiuii Nemes, 1972

The wingspan is 7-10.5 mm. Adults are on wing in June and July, in Yugoslavia adults have also been recorded in May and occasionally in early August.

The larvae feed on various Quercus species. Unlike most other Nepticulidae species, the larvae mine the bark of their host, rather than the leaves.


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