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Ectoedemia terebinthivora

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Species of moth

Ectoedemia terebinthivora
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species: E. terebinthivora
Binomial name
Ectoedemia terebinthivora
(Klimesch, 1975)
Synonyms
  • Trifurcula terebinthivora Klimesch, 1975

Ectoedemia terebinthivora is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from Greece (Ionian and Aegean islands) and Turkey (Anatolia).

The wingspan is 4.1-5.2 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July and from May to June. There are probably two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Pistacia terebinthus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Taxon identifiers
Ectoedemia terebinthivora


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