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Ectoedemia jubae

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Ectoedemia jubae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. jubae
Binomial name
Ectoedemia jubae
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Stigmella jubae Walsingham, 1908

Ectoedemia jubae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Euphorbia balsamifera, Euphorbia obtusifolia and Euphorbia regis-jubae. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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