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Ectoedemia hypericifolia

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Ectoedemia hypericifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. hypericifolia
Binomial name
Ectoedemia hypericifolia
(Kuroko, 1982)
Synonyms
  • Fomoria hypericifolia Kuroko, 1982

Ectoedemia hypericifolia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by R.K. Puplesis in 1988. It was described from Kyushu, Japan,[1] but is also known from Russia and China.[2]

The larvae feed on Hypericum erectum, Hypericum attenuatum and Hypericum ascyron gebleri.

References

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  1. ^ Ectoedemia hypericifolia Archived 2012-06-02 at the Wayback Machine at Nepticulidae.info.
  2. ^ "Two new species in the Ectoedemia (Fomoria) weaveri-group from Asia (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)". Retrieved 2011-12-16.