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Ectoedemia pseudoilicis

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Ectoedemia pseudoilicis
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E. pseudoilicis
Binomial name
Ectoedemia pseudoilicis
Z. & A. Lastuvka, 1998

Ectoedemia pseudoilicis is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is widespread in mainland Greece and also present on Crete and in Turkey.

The wingspan is 3.8-5.9 mm. Adults are on wing from April to July. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a more or less contorted gallery, almost filled with black frass. In Greece, almost always occurring together with Ectoedemia haraldi.