Ectoedemia heringella
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Ectoedemia heringella is a moth
of the Nepticulidae
family. It is found in the Mediterranean Region, from southern France
, Corsica
, Sardinia
, and Italy
to Cyprus
. It was first recorded from Great Britain
in 2002.
The wingspan
is 4.4–6 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to the end of June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus alnifolia and Quercus ilex. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a strongly contorted gallery, almost entirely filled with black frass. There are often many mines in a single leaf.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae
Nepticulidae is a family of very small moths with a worldwide distribution. They are characterised by eyecaps over the eyes . These pigmy moths or midget moths, as they are commonly known, include the smallest of all living moths, with a wingspan that can be as little as 3 mm...
family. It is found in the Mediterranean Region, from southern France
France
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, Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
, Sardinia
Sardinia
Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...
, and Italy
Italy
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to Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
. It was first recorded from Great Britain
Great Britain
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in 2002.
The wingspan
Wingspan
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is 4.4–6 mm. Adults are on wing from late April to the end of June. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus alnifolia and Quercus ilex. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a strongly contorted gallery, almost entirely filled with black frass. There are often many mines in a single leaf.