Ectoedemia platanella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. platanella
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Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia platanella (Clemens, 1861)
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Ectoedemia platanella, the sycamore leaf blotch miner, is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in the eastern parts of the United States.
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The wingspan is 5.5–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Platanus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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