Ectoedemia rubifoliella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Ectoedemia
Species:
E. rubifoliella
Binomial name
Ectoedemia rubifoliella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula rubifoliella Clemens, 1860

Ectoedemia rubifoliella is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in eastern North America.[1]

Mine

The wingspan is about 4 mm.

The larvae feed on blackberry. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a very narrow linear mine, which closely follows a vein or the margin of the leaf before enlarging into an irregular blotch. Mines containing larvae may be collected in July and September. The larvae are pale green and the cocoon is dark brown.

References

  1. "Ectoedemia rubifoliella". Moths of North Carolina.


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