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Ectoedemia argyropeza

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Ectoedemia argyropeza
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. argyropeza
Binomial name
Ectoedemia argyropeza
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
List
    • Lyonetia argyropeza Zeller, 1839
    • Nepticula apicella Stainton, 1854
    • Nepticula argyropezella Doubleday, 1859
    • Ectoedemia downesi Wilkinson & Scoble, 1979
    • Nepticula simplicella Heinemann, 1862
    • Nepticula turbulentella Wocke, 1861

Ectoedemia argyropeza is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is a widespread species, with a Holarctic distribution.

Description

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The wingspan is 7 mm. The head is ochreous-yellow with a whitish collar. The antennal eyecaps are also whitish. Forewings dark fuscous; a small costal spot before middle, and a larger dorsal spot before the tornus whitish; outer half of cilia whitish. Hindwings grey.[1]

Adults are on wing from May to June.[2] It is a parthenogenetic species, with males being extremely rare.

The larvae feed on aspen (Populus tremula) and quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides (ssp. downesi)). They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

Subspecies

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  • Ectoedemia argyropeza argyropeza
  • Ectoedemia argyropeza downesi Wilkinson and Scoble, 1979 (North America)

Distribution

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It is found in most of Europe, as well as North America. In Russia, it is found in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Kaluga, Tatarstan and Kaliningrad.[4] It is also known from north-eastern China.

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References

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  1. ^ Mayrick, E (1895). A Handbook of British Lepidoptera. London: MacMillan. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  2. ^ Kimber, Ian. "4.085 BF23 Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839)". UKmoths. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. ^ Ellis, W N. "Ectoedemia argyropeza (Zeller, 1839) virgin pigmy". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  4. ^ Nepticulidae from the Volga and Ural region
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