Ectoedemia argyropeza
| Ectoedemia argyropeza | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. argyropeza |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) | |
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Ectoedemia argyropeza is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is a widespread species, with a Holarctic distribution. It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America. In Russia, it is found in Leningrad, Moscow, Kaluga, Tatarstan and Kalinigrad. It is also known from north-eastern China.
The wingspan is 7 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June. It is a parthenogenetic species, with males being extremely rare.
The larvae feed on Populus tremula and Populus tremuloides (ssp. downesi). They mine the leaves of their host plant. It first bores in the petiole, resulting in a swelling. When the larva reaches the leaf disc, it makes an elongate blotch between the midrib and the first lateral vein. The frass is concentrated in two stripes parallel to the sides of the mine. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
Subspecies
- Ectoedemia argyropeza argyropeza
- Ectoedemia argyropeza downesi Wilkinson and Scoble, 1979 (North America)
External links
- bladmineerders.nl
- Ectoedemia argyropeza images at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
- Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
- UKmoths
- Swedish moths