Ectoedemia clemensella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, and Ohio.
| Ectoedemia clemensella | |
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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. clemensella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia clemensella (Chambers, 1873)
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The wingspan is 4.5-5.2 mm. There are three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Platanus occidentalis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
References
edit- ^ van Nieukerken, Erik J., and Gerard van der Velde. "Changing Distribution Patterns Of Northern Hemisphere Eudicot Hosts Of Ectoedemia Ss During The Tertiary In Relation To Their Phylogeny: Setting The Scene For Leafminer Evolution." (2009).
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