Ectoedemia platea
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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. platea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia platea (Clemens, 1861)
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Ectoedemia platea is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1861. It is known from North America.
It was described from a larva feeding on Quercus species, and might be just a synonym, probably of Ectoedemia anguinella. The larva is described as purplish with a pale green vascular line and a row of reddish-brown dorsal dashes. However, the purple colour of the larva is not conclusive, as the colour is often produced in larvae which feed on leaves with autumnal colouration.
External links[edit]
- "North American Moths". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
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