Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis
Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda.[1]
| Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Subgenus: | Ectoedemia (Fomoria) |
| Species: | E. ruwenzoriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia ruwenzoriensis (Bradley, 1965) | |
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It is possible that the larvae feed on Hypericum, because tree-forming Hypericum species occur commonly in the higher montane zones, such as the ericaceous belt or Hagenia-Hypericum zone.[1]
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