Ectoedemia hadronycha

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Ectoedemia hadronycha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. hadronycha
Binomial name
Ectoedemia hadronycha
Hoare, 2000[1]

Ectoedemia hadronycha is a moth of the family Nepticulidae and belongs to the Fomoria subgenus of Ectoedemia.[2] It is endemic to Australia, where it is found along the north-eastern coast of Queensland.[1]

The larvae feed on Capparis arborea, of which they mine the leaves. Eggs are found on the upper side of the leaves.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ectoedemia (Fomoria) hadronycha". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b Hoare, Robert J. B. (22 March 2000). "Gondwanan Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)? Systematics and biology of the Ectoedemia (Fomoria) vannifera (Meyrick) group" (PDF). Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 142. Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging: 299–316. ISSN 0040-7496. Retrieved 28 April 2016.