Ectoedemia leucothorax

Ectoedemia leucothorax is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the Costa del Sol in Spain.

Ectoedemia leucothorax
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E. leucothorax
Binomial name
Ectoedemia leucothorax
van Nieukerken, 1985

The wingspan is 5.2–6 mm. Adults are on wing from May to early July.

The host plant unknown, but most likely it consists of evergreen Quercus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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