Ectoedemia variicapitella
Ectoedemia variicapitella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Ectoedemia |
Species: | E. variicapitella |
Binomial name | |
Ectoedemia variicapitella (Chretien, 1908) | |
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Ectoedemia variicapitella is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.
The larvae feed on Hypericum canariense. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a narrow corridor at first, gradually widening and ending in a blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine.
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