Ectoedemia nigrifasciata

Ectoedemia nigrifasciata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.

Ectoedemia nigrifasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. nigrifasciata
Binomial name
Ectoedemia nigrifasciata
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dechtiria nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908) Klimesch, 1972
  • Fomoria nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908) Diškus et al., 2003
  • Muhabbetana nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908) van Nieukerken et al., 2016
  • Nepticula nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908) Rebel, 1910
  • Stigmella nigrifasciata Walsingham, 1908
  • Trifurcula nigrifasciata (Walsingham, 1908) Klimesch, 1977

The larvae feed on Periploca laevigata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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  1. ^ "Ectoedemia nigrifasciata". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 April 2022.