Ectoedemia rufifrontella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found from the Czech Republic and Slovakia to southern France, Italy and Greece.
| Ectoedemia rufifrontella | |
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| 3rd instar larva on Quercus pubescens | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. rufifrontella
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| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia rufifrontella (Caradja, 1920)
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The wingspan is 4.3-6.4 mm. Adults are on wing in mid June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus pubescens and occasionally also on Quercus petraea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
edit- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Identity Of Two Nepticulidae Described By A. Caradja (Lepidoptera)
- A Taxonomic Revision Of The Western Palaearctic Species Of The Subgenera Zimmermannia Hering And Ectoedemia Busck s.str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae), With Notes On Their Phylogeny. Listed as Nepticula nigrosparsella
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