Ectoedemia atrifrontella

Ectoedemia atrifrontella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species: E. atrifrontella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia atrifrontella
(Stainton, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Trifurcula atrifrontella Stainton, 1851
  • Zimmermannia heringiella Doets, 1947

Ectoedemia atrifrontella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in most of Europe except Iceland, Ireland, Belgium and most of the Balkan Peninsula. It is also present in the Near East.

Ectoedemia atrifrontella mine

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The larvae feed on various Quercus species. Unlike most other Nepticulidae species, the larvae mine the bark of their host, rather than the leaves. They prefer younger branches. The mine consists of a contorted gallery in smooth bark of branches and thin trunks. The larva feeds mainly in the direction of the main axis.

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