Ectoedemia virgulae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. It is known from the United States including Ohio,[1] Maryland and Florida, and in Canada from Ontario and Quebec.[2]

Ectoedemia virgulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. virgulae
Binomial name
Ectoedemia virgulae
(Braun, 1927)

The larvae feed on Corylus americana.

References

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  1. ^ "Nepticulidae and Opostegidae of the world". Archived from the original on 2012-06-13. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  2. ^ Gregory R. Pohl; Jean-François Landry; Christian Schmidt; et al. (2018). Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Series Faunistica. Vol. 118. ISBN 978-954-642-909-4. OL 32898597M. Wikidata Q97158808.