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Ectoedemia louisella
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Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Ectoedemia
Species:	E. louisella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia louisella (Sircom, 1849)
Synonyms
Nepticula louisella Sircom, 1849 Nepticula sphendamni Hering, 1957

Ectoedemia louisella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from Great Britain to Ukraine, and from Denmark to Italy.

The wingspan is 5–8 mm. There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing from April to May and from July to October.

The larvae feed on Tatar maple (Acer tataricum) and field maple (Acer campestre) mining in the seeds (samaras).

References

1. "Ectoedemia (Etainia) louisella (Sircom, 1849)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
2. Ellis, W N. "Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849) maple-seed pigmy". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
3. Kimber, Ian. "4.075 BF22 Etainia louisella (Sircom, 1849)". UKmoths. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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