| Ectoedemia quadrinotata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. quadrinotata |
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| Ectoedemia quadrinotata (Braun, 1917) | |
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Ectoedemia quadrinotata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. The known range of this species includes Ohio and Kentucky in the United States, and Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec in Canada. This species was first described by American entomologist Annette Frances Braun in 1917.
The larvae mine the leaves of Carpinus caroliniana and Corylus americana. There are two generations per year (bivoltine), with mines initiated in July and again starting in late August.
The wingspan is 4–5 mm.
References
- ^ Annette Frances Braun (1917). "Nepticulidae of North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 43 (2): 155–209. ISSN 0002-8320. JSTOR 25076968. Wikidata Q109923600.
- ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.
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