Ectoedemia hannoverella

Ectoedemia hannoverella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. hannoverella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia hannoverella
(Glitz, 1872) [1]
Synonyms
  • Nepticula hannoverella Glitz, 1872

Ectoedemia hannoverella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae found in Asia and Europe. The larva mines the leaves of poplars causing a small gall in the petiole.

Description

The wingspan is 6–7 mm.[2] The moth is easily confused with Ectoedemia turbidella, both species having a white discal spot in the basal part of the forewing and many scattered white scales on a dark ground. The genitalia differ. They are on wing from April to May in western Europe.

The larvae feed on Italian poplar (Populus x canadensis) and black poplar (Populus nigra). They mine the leaves of their host plant, only feeding at night.[3] Pupation takes place outside of the mine.[2][4]

Distribution

It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland) to southern Siberia, but is most common in central Europe.[1] It was not recorded in Great Britain until 2002 when mines were found in the fallen leaves of Italian poplar.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ectoedemia (Ectoedemia) hannoverella (Glitz, 1872)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Kimber, Ian. "4.083 BF24a Ectoedemia hannoverella (Glitz, 1872)". UKmoths. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  3. ^ Ellis, W M. "Ectoedemia hannoverella (Glitz, 1872) new poplar pigmy". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  4. ^ "4.083 Ectoedemia hannoverella (Glitz,1872)". British Leafminers. Retrieved 12 April 2023.


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