Ectoedemia coscoja is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is endemic to Spain (Catalunya, Aragon, Andalusia).
| Ectoedemia coscoja | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Ectoedemia |
| Species: | E. coscoja |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectoedemia coscoja van Nieukerken, A. & Z. Lastuvka, 2009 | |
The wingspan is 4.3-5.1 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. There is probably one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus coccifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Genitalia, male (left), female (right)
Male genitalia
Female genitalia
Leafmine
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External links
- Fauna Europaea
- bladmineerders.nl
- Western Palaearctic Ectoedemia (Zimmermannia) Hering and Ectoedemia Busck s. str. (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae): five new species and new data on distribution, hostplants and recognition